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Bendigo, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
★★★★★★★★★★4.1(24)Google rating from 24 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Rogers & Every Lawyers provides legal services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Planning & Environment.
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Maryborough, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(23)Google rating from 23 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Noonan & Sutherland provides legal services in Maryborough, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Administrative & Government Law · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Criminal Law · Partner & Family VisasFree first consult
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Maryborough, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
★★★★★★★★★★4.0(16)Google rating from 16 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Herring & McMillan Solicitors & Accountants provides legal services in Maryborough, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+5 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Criminal Law · Family Law
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Bendigo, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(16)Google rating from 16 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers provides legal services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Personal Injury and Class Actions.
Medical Negligence+7 morePersonal Injury · Class Actions · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Wills & Estates · Workers Compensation · Unfair DismissalNo win, no fee
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Bendigo, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
★★★★★★★★★★4.1(14)Google rating from 14 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Petersen Westbrook Cameron Lawyers provides legal services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Building & Construction and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBuilding & Construction · Business & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Probate & Estate Administration · Contract Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Domestic Violence & AVOs
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Bendigo, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
★★★★★★★★★★4.0(10)Google rating from 10 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Middlemis & Associates provides legal services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
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Bendigo, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
★★★★★★★★★★2.4(9)Google rating from 9 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
State Trustees provides legal services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Probate & Estate Administration and Property & Conveyancing.
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Bendigo, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Ellinghaus Weill provides conveyancing services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Commercial Property & Leasing · Business & Commercial Law · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Family Law · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship
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Bendigo, VIC · Bendigo & Loddon
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Victorian Land Transfers (Bendigo & Castlemaine) provides legal services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(94)Google rating from 94 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Steel Chinka (HEP) Lawyer provides legal services in Woodend, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Family Law · Business & Commercial Law · Buying or Selling a Business · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Commercial Property & Leasing
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(90)Google rating from 90 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Winn Legal provides legal services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Planning & Environment · Wills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Partner & Family Visas · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(27)Google rating from 27 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Cosgriff Lawyers provides legal services in Echuca, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Employment Law.
Business & Commercial Law+6 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Employment Law · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts
★★★★★★★★★★4.2(26)Google rating from 26 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Beck Legal provides legal services in Bendigo, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Property & Conveyancing · Planning & Environment · Probate & Estate Administration · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Wills & Estates · Agribusiness & Rural Law
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(24)Google rating from 24 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Grainger Legal and Casa Conveyancing provides legal services in Castlemaine, VIC. Listed practice areas include Public Liability, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Public Liability+6 moreWills & Estates · Property & Conveyancing · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Personal Injury · Workers CompensationNo win, no feeThe firm mentions no win, no fee arrangements. Confirm terms in writing.
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(11)Google rating from 11 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Brown & Proudfoot provides legal services in Castlemaine, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+15 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Building & Construction · Wills & Estates · Family Law · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Personal Injury · Class Actions · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Contested Wills & Family Provision · TPD & Superannuation Claims · Medical Negligence · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Immigration & Visas
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.
Why wills & estates matters
Most Australians don't have an up-to-date will, and disputes over estates are rising as property values climb.
The Australian context
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
A practical guide to wills & estates in Bendigo & Loddon
Choosing the right kind of assistance
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.
Working with a firm in Bendigo & Loddon
Bendigo and Castlemaine are the main centres listed for Bendigo & Loddon. Compare firms by the work you need: a sale contract, parenting arrangement, estate administration or business dispute will each require a different set of documents and questions.
For wills & estates, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant VIC experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Bendigo & Loddon. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
How the engagement may progress
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List family members, property, debts, companies, trusts and superannuation. Identify where original documents are held and which assets are jointly owned.
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Ask what each document or application would achieve. Confirm which state rules and asset-ownership arrangements need to be considered.
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Agree on signing, storage and future reviews, or on the executor’s responsibilities for records and distributions. Identify changes that should prompt further advice.
Fees and the scope of work
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.
Dates to raise at first contact
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.
Questions to ask a wills & estates adviser
Does the scope address assets outside my own name?
Who is the client if relatives attend together?
What information is needed before documents can be finalised?
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
Frequently asked questions
How much does a will cost?
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.
Can I contest a will?
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.
What does an executor do?
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.
