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Estate Protection Lawyers

Melbourne | FREE Consultation

Protect Your Wealth from Disputes, Tax, and Misuse. Advanced estate planning for business owners, blended families, and high-value estates.

A Basic Will Isn't Enough to Protect Wealth

Problem

A Basic Will Isn't Enough to Protect Wealth

If you have:

  • Significant assets (property, investments, business)
  • Blended family (kids from previous relationships)
  • Vulnerable beneficiaries (young children, disabled family)
  • Concerns about challenges or disputes

You need more than a will. You need estate protection structures.

Threats to Your Estate

What Can Go Wrong Without Protection

  • 1

    Family Provision Claims

    Anyone who feels inadequately provided for can challenge your will.

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  • 2

    Tax

    Poor structures mean your family pays unnecessary tax:

    • Capital gains tax on property
    • Superannuation taxed at up to 47%
    • No asset protection

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  • 3

    Beneficiary Mismanagement

    Young or vulnerable beneficiaries receiving lump sums:

    • Spend it all quickly
    • Targeted by predators
    • Lose asset protection

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  • 4

    Relationship Breakdowns

    Your child's inheritance could end up with their ex-spouse in a divorce.

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Protection Solutions

How We Protect Your Estate

Testamentary Trusts

What it is: A trust created by your will that holds assets for beneficiaries.

Benefits:

  • Tax-effective (income distributed to low-tax family members)
  • Asset protection (protected from bankruptcy, divorce)
  • Control (trustees manage funds for young beneficiaries)
  • Flexibility (distributions adjusted as circumstances change)

Who needs it:

  • High-value estates
  • Young beneficiaries
  • Vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Blended families
Testamentary Trusts

Powers of Attorney

What it is: Legal authority for someone to make decisions if you lose capacity.

Two types:

  • Financial - manages your money and property
  • Medical - makes healthcare decisions
  • Why critical: Without it, your family needs court permission to access your accounts or make medical decisions.
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Binding Death Benefit Nominations

What it is: Directs who receives your superannuation when you die.

Why it matters:

  • Your super is NOT controlled by your will
  • Without nomination, super fund trustee decides
  • May not go where you intended

We coordinate super nominations with your will.

Binding Death Benefit Nominations

Family Trusts & Restructuring

What it is: Restructuring how assets are held during your lifetime to maximise protection.

Benefits:

  • Asset protection from claims
  • Tax minimisation
  • Succession planning
  • Control retention
Family Trusts & Restructuring
Who Needs Estate Protection

Advanced Estate Planning Is For:

  • Business owners (protect business assets from estate claims)
  • Blended families (prevent disputes between spouse and kids)
  • High-value estates (minimise tax exposure)
  • Property investors (multiple properties, trusts)
  • Vulnerable beneficiaries (young children, disabled family members)
  • Concerned about challenges (complex family dynamics)

If you checked 2+ boxes: You need estate protection strategies.

Process

How We Build Estate Protection

1

Review Current Structure (FREE)

We assess:

  • What's protected and what's exposed
  • Tax exposure on your death
  • Dispute risks
  • Gaps in current planning
2

Design Protection Plan

We recommend:

  • Best structures for your situation
  • Tax minimisation strategies
  • Asset protection mechanisms
3

Coordinate with Advisors

We work with your accountant and financial planner to:

  • Ensure tax effectiveness
  • Align with financial goals
  • Implement correctly
4

Implement & Document

We draft and execute:

  • Wills with testamentary trusts
  • Powers of attorney
  • Super nominations
  • Trust deeds and variations
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