A Trustee Company, including the Public Trustee, may prepare a Will for you for only a small fee or without charging at all. But in doing so the Trustee Company usually names itself as an executor of the Will which entitles the Trustee Company to charge your estate after you die for being an executor. The charge is normally a percentage of your estate.

Our Wills and Estates team includes specialists who have experience in Family Law and Commercial Law matters when it comes to Trustee Company legislation.  Talk to our Adelaide lawyers; Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning specialists who can help.

When you consult our Wills and Estate Lawyers in Adelaide or regional SA, we will discuss all your legal and financial matters for making a will including:

• Who to appoint as your executor.
• Who to appoint as guardian of your minor children including infants.
• What assets you can dispose of by your Will.
• What liabilities you need to provide for by your Will.
• Who you wish to benefit from your Will and how they will benefit.
• Whether your wishes can be challenged in court after your death.
• The powers and directions you should give to your executor.
• Who you wish to appoint as your enduring power of attorney.
• What advance care directives are and what you need to consider when drafting an advance care directive for your own life.
• When to consider Testamentary Trusts
• Where to keep your Will.
• Any legal fees. 

We are trained to handle the intricacies of simple Wills and more complex Wills and can give you unbiased and objective opinions as to the way you should go about disposing of your assets. Contact us to assist in the making of your Will in Adelaide or South Australian wide.

Financial matters are always top of mind when dealing with the distribution of the assets of a deceased person’s estate.

Upon your death your executor can instruct us or any other lawyer to act on his or her behalf in the administration of your estate. The costs of administering and winding up your estate will depend on the way your affairs have been arranged and the time taken which would often total much less than 1% of the gross value of the estate.

If you have selected a Trustee Company or Public Trustee as executor, there is a sliding scale of charges based upon the gross value of the estate, which can be as high as 6%. An estate of a gross value of $100,000 could attract a commission of up to 6%, plus out of pocket expenses. A commission is also payable at a rate of up to 7.5% each year on monies collected on behalf of your estate.

Get the best value in service and price with Boylan Lawyers. Our Adelaide lawyers for Wills and Estates are leaders in their field. 

* you get the right advice that will save your family in the future;

* we charge fixed fees for tailored Wills;

* we give a discount to students, pensioners and current clients; and

* we don’t charge extra for securely storing your documents.

Our charges for Adelaide estate administration and planning can be found here.

If you have a query about Wills and Estates in South Australia, or if you have a Will that is out of date, speak to our law firm today. Whatever your circumstances, the experienced Adelaide Wills and estate planning lawyers on our Boylan Lawyers team can help.