Sunshine Coast
Wills and estates lawyers prepare wills and powers of attorney, administer estates after a death, and act in disputes over inheritances.
96 firms
Maleny, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Easton Lawyers provides legal services in Maleny, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Wellners Lawyers provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Wills & Estates.
Mooloolaba, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Clear Path Family Law Sunshine Coast provides legal services in Mooloolaba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Divorce & Separation.
Noosa Heads, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Rigby Cooke Lawyers provides legal services in Noosa Heads, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Mooloolaba, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Gardiners Lawyers provides legal services in Mooloolaba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Noosaville, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Sykes Pearson Miller provides legal services in Noosaville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Noosa Heads, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Sykes Pearson Miller provides conveyancing services in Noosa Heads, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Noosa Heads, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Laguna Family Law provides legal services in Noosa Heads, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
NSW · Sunshine Coast
Andrew Wallace Legal (AW Legal) provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Bell Miller Solicitors Maroochydore provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Caloundra, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Caloundra Law provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Birtinya, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Catton Roderick Lawyers provides legal services in Birtinya, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Personal Injury.
Mapleton, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Easton Lawyers provides legal services in Mapleton, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Caloundra, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Noosaville, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Noosaville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Landsborough, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Landsborough, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Gympie, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Gympie, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Noosaville, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Jones Christine provides legal services in Noosaville, QLD. Listed practice areas include General Practice (regional generalist), Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Birtinya, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Klein Legal provides legal services in Birtinya, QLD. Listed practice areas include Mediation & Dispute Resolution, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Building & Construction.
Gympie, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers provides legal services in Gympie, QLD. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Class Actions and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Mooloolaba, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Mooloolaba Law provides legal services in Mooloolaba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Building & Construction and Commercial Litigation.
Buderim, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Navigate Law provides legal services in Buderim, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Weyba Downs, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Simmonds, Roslyn provides legal services in Weyba Downs, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
A properly drafted will is the simplest way to decide who receives your assets and who looks after your children. Estate lawyers also prepare enduring powers of attorney and guardianship appointments, so someone you trust can act for you if you lose capacity. After a death, they help executors apply for probate, collect assets, pay debts and distribute the estate. When a family member believes they were left without adequate provision, estate litigators act on either side of the claim. Each state has its own succession laws and time limits.
Most Australians don't have an up-to-date will, and disputes over estates are rising as property values climb.
Succession law is state-based, so the rules on wills, probate and family provision claims differ by state, while superannuation follows federal rules.
Understand the next step
Planning your affairs, administering an estate and challenging an inheritance are different engagements. Explain your role: will-maker, executor, beneficiary, attorney or concerned relative. Ownership and family relationships help the lawyer identify the necessary work and any conflicts between the people involved.
Maroochydore, Caloundra, Noosa and Nambour are grouped within the Sunshine Coast. Clients comparing firms should identify whether the work involves a personal matter, business interest or property held through an entity.
For wills & estates, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant QLD experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Sunshine Coast. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
List family members, property, debts, companies, trusts and superannuation. Identify where original documents are held and which assets are jointly owned.
Ask what each document or application would achieve. Confirm which state rules and asset-ownership arrangements need to be considered.
Agree on signing, storage and future reviews, or on the executor’s responsibilities for records and distributions. Identify changes that should prompt further advice.
Compare a simple-will quote with more involved planning or estate administration. Ask about searches, applications, valuations and coordination with an accountant.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Provide the date of death and any estate correspondence promptly. Ask about relevant deadlines before distributing assets, signing a release or assuming a dispute can wait.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
Many firms offer simple wills for a fixed fee. Wills involving trusts, blended families, business interests or overseas assets cost more because they need more planning.
Close family members, and some others who depended on the person who died, can apply for a greater share if they were not adequately provided for. Strict time limits apply, often within months of the death, and they differ between states.
An executor locates the will, applies for probate if needed, gathers the assets, pays debts and taxes, and distributes what is left according to the will. Lawyers can do most of this work for them.