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About Wills, Power of Attorney and Guardianships

Learn more about wills, POA and Guardianships here:

Wills
Most people know what a will is and why it is useful. Having your will prepared by a solicitor will provide you with a will that is less able to be contented as it will take into consideration the relevant legislation and case law.

An additional benefit is that the will is able to be stored in a safe and reliable location. When you are gone, people will be able to find the latest version of your will with no confusion.

Power of Attorney
An "Enduring Power of Attorney" is one that specifically provides that it will continue to be effective even if the giver becomes incapacitated. A Power of Attorney can be revoked at any time and ceases to be valid on your death.

Your Attorney is the person you nominate to conduct your business and financial affairs on your behalf if you are unable to do so because of incapacity or if you travel away from home. You should only appoint someone you trust. Your Attorney's powers can be unlimited or restricted depending on your requirements.

Enduring Guardians
An "Enduring Power of Guardianship" only comes into effect upon your loss of capacity and will continue to be effective during the period of your incapacitation.

Your Guardian is the person you nominate to make decisions about your medical and dental treatment, where you should live and what other services you should receive if you become unable through incapacity to make those decisions for yourself. Your Guardian has no power to deal with your assets.

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Prices for Wills, Power of Attorney, Enduring Guardianship

Our current fees for Wills, Power of Attorney and Guardianships are as follows:

Wills
Pensioner Standard: Single - $120.00, Couple: $180.00
Non-Pensioner half hour: Single - $150.00, Couple: $225.00
Non-Standard (over half hour): $330 p.h.

Most wills fit into the standard timeframes. If yours is an exceptional case you will tend to know before you arrive. We can discuss your needs in our first meeting.

Power of Attorney
Pensioner: Single - $80.00, Couple: $120.00
Non-Pensioner: Single - $120.00, Couple: $180.00
Registration fee: $71.00

POA Fees are half price if obtained with a Will or Enduring Guardianship.

Enduring Guardianship
Pensioner: Single - $120.00, Couple: $180.00

Non-Pensioner: Single - $150.00, Couple: $225.00

Enduring Guardianship Fees are half price if obtained with a Will or POA.

Call us now and discuss your needs, or read more about why these tools are useful.

Conveyancing Rates

Erina Legal standard conveyancing rates are as follows:

• Sale of residential property - $850
• Purchase of residential property - $1200

There are additional costs (disbursements) which are the fees involved with the transfer of land, certain searches for information from local and other government bodies, and so forth. We can discuss these on a case by case basis as the nature of the purchase will drive what activities are required.

If you are selling, or thinking of selling you can call us now to prepare your contract (real estate agents will require a contract prior to listing the house for sale.)

If you are buying you should contact us prior to signing the contract so we can advise you of the processes in detail and any major risks based on the contents of and attachments to the contract.

Call now with no obligation to discuss your needs on 02 43656556, or read more about conveyancing here.

Business Law @ Erina Legal

Did you know that NSW is said to be the 4th most litigious state in the world.

People sue for a number of reasons including failing to deliver on promises, on different interpretations on terms in contracts, and when circumstances change and accidents occur.

Erina Legal can help you manage risk by giving you advice on matters you are less experienced at. We can help you avoid problems in the future by making sure contracts and agreements you have with suppliers, customers and employees are clear and comprehensive.

Many of our business law clients come to us when they already have a dispute. Often that dispute is the result of contracts written without consideration of the range of future possibilities.

Business law is about managing risk and maximising your power at the negotiating table. Lawyers are trained to consider all possibilities when drawing up or reviewing contracts. We can help you avoid problems, to reduce the impact of problems when they do occur, and to provide some certainty about how problems can be resolved.

Come and see us to avoid disputes or deal with them when they occur.

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Brothers Craig and Wayne Brown (left to right) in the back office of Erina Legal.

Craig is an associate consultant with Erina Legal and manager of Erina Consulting. Wayne is the General Manager of Erina Legal.

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