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Solicitors' Standard Legal Will Ind $150, Couple $250, Enduring POA Ind $125, 50% off Drafting

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My practice, Springdale Legal, is offering simple wills for half the usual price, in addition to Enduring Powers of Attorney (to be used in the event of incapacitation) and a 50% discount on other legal services, including drafting of contracts, employment agreements, and other general legal advice (cannot give fixed price here obviously - how long is a piece of string!)

This offer is for simple wills which can be completed by email and by phone. For very detailed estate planning, I can visit your residence/business, however further costs will apply. Offer applies until 14 November, however date of completion of will, will depend on demand.

Please contact me by phone or email (email preferred). There is no fee of course for a quote or brief discussions.
If by phone, please leave a message and your call will be returned by Monday.

As part of this offer, we will not generally keep the will, however we will provide advice on how to apply for probate upon the death of the testator, so that you may be able to not need any further assistance from a solicitor.

I will be online Friday evening between 8:30 and 10:30, also Saturday midday until 2pm and 8:30pm until 10:30pm and Sunday evening, so ask away! I am always available by phone or email.

Disclaimer: Until a fiduciary relationship exists between Springdale Legal and the client, all comment in this thread is intended only to provide a summary and general overview. It is not intended to be comprehensive nor does it constitute legal advice. Every attempt is made to ensure that the content is current and accurate but no guarantees are made. You should seek legal or other advice before acting or relying on any of the Content.

Notes about wills:
Having a valid will is important for all adults (and for minors also, if you are married!) For everyone, marriage revokes a will, so if you have recently married, you need to write one which is valid.
Apart from dealing with property, wills can express wishes about use and disposal of your (and/or your partner's) body, appoint executors and appoint guardians of children.
You could use a cheap DIY will kit, however a properly drafted legal will can avoid pitfalls. Simple oversights now can cause untold bitterness and expense later on.
Speaking to a solicitor such as us can answer questions about loss of capacity, validity of wills, extent of an estate, including intestacy (dying without a will) and family provision. For example, what happens if you and your partner die at the same time? Should assets be sold or transferred to avoid a CGT liability? Legally, non-lawyers cannot provide advice about wills and estate planning (ACCC V Murray).
Note: The public trustee can often prepare a will free of charge, however may take large management fees for administration of the estate.

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  • +3

    Luckily I have negated the need for this by making the decision to never die. Thats a saving of $150! What have you done today ozB?

    • Ok, so you've sorted one problem, but you might still need EPOA, so don't put your wallet away yet bro…

  • Hidden fees? Aren't you entitled to some of the estate for drawing up a will?

    • +2

      No, there are no hidden fees. Springdale Legal is not acting as executor of the will. This is the cost for drawing up the will.

  • I much prefer the Slater Gordon will kits they did during law week…

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/103066
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/70042
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/45074
    looks like 150 was there normal price for a few years running.

    • +1

      With respect, Slater and Gordon's online will is completely different to what I am offering.
      I am not offering an online will, where you complete fields and the will is automatically generated.
      This is a complete will, 'by hand', in consultation by phone with you, with advice as to prudent estate planning (areas of which I've touched on in the blurb above).
      Lawyers are not cheap, and there is a reason for that - insurance, training and regulation. I would be happy to discuss CGT obligations for example, or the intricacies of drafting in blended families. If you can find a cheaper comparable offer, please take it!

      • OIC! not an online will… yeah, I guess that changes things.

        wills are fixed price, general legal advice wasn't (which is fair enough) - correct?
        or are you saying that there is no fixed price for everything

        if they are fixed price, cool, one of my mates was asking about this yesterday or Wednesday! what a coincidence, I'll let him know.

        Also my wife keeps bugging me.. LOL

        • Wills are fixed price, unless your circumstances require discretionary or inter vivos trusts, or other complex instruments, in which case I would have to meet with you.
          There are no catches, I have just had to relocate and do some more basic work for a while!

        • -3

          No price if you go to the government office involved. Not sure why this is a mystery.

    • -3

      Free is the normal price.
      https://www.pt.qld.gov.au/wills/

  • +3

    Good deal for those that loaded up on the half price Dominos deal

  • -6

    In Queensland, at least, you can go to the Public Trustee's office and do all of this completely free. Not sure what applies in other states.
    http://www.pt.qld.gov.au/

    Also, it would be a "legal practice". If you are still in practise, I'd be disinclined to use you.

    • +2

      Please, if you don't feel the deal is valuable, neg away, but don't spread misinformation.
      The public trustee in each state will charge a substantial fee for administration of the estate, and they will be listed as executor in a will prepared by them. I have stated this above. In NSW for example, from their website, it is a fixed percentage (as an example, administration of a $500,000 estate would attract fee of 2.42% = over $10,000). Public trustees do have a role (for example, in the long term administration of trusts) but there is no reason they should be locked in as administrators.

      • -4

        The Public Trustee charges no fee whatsoever. At least in Qld that is the case. They offer EXACTLY the same services you do, at no cost, now, or on the future. I can state this as a fact as myself and my wife have our affairs lodged with them.

        Please stop misleading the public for your own financial gain.

        • +1

          http://www.pt.qld.gov.au/deceased-estates/executor-services.…

          Please note the third bullet point. I think you're in for a rude shock unfortunately!

          Benefits of appointing The Public Trustee as your Executor

          • we offer independent impartial advice
          • we are experienced in administering Deceased Estates
          • we charge a competitive fee for service not a percentage to finalise your Estate
          • we are skilled in managing Deceased Estates during times of grief and family conflict.

          I will not engage in any further discussion. Suffice to say, solicitors in Australia are held to the highest professional standards, including full disclosure. I invite you to visit one!

  • Bazzaa and others, go actually spend some time familiarising yourself with the Public Trustee and stop spreading such gross misinformation.

    The fees charged on estate administration by the PT are hugely inflated compared to industry standards. As an example consider an estate of $1,000,000 comprised of a house and bank accounts. With PT in NSW you're looking at 17,600 in admin fees (and I have no idea if they also charge the legal scale fees of 5470 for prep of the probate which I suspect they are entitled to).

    Done with a lawyer you're looking at the 5470 scale fee and plus no more than $1000 for admin.

    Absolute mugs game.

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