Wills & Estates Planning

Writing a will can be an important tool to give you peace of mind. It is a legally binding document that sets out things such as who will oversee your estate and what powers they will have when administering it, who will receive your assets and on what terms, who will get to look after your children, who will look after your pets, and how your funeral or other arrangements are to be handled.

In order to be binding, a will must be written in accordance with the strict requirements set out in the relevant state legislation, such as the Succession Act 2006 (NSW).

Wills can be simple, often just giving everything to family members, or can be incredibly complex where they establish new legal structures on death such as testamentary discretionary trusts, which can be used to provide asset protection or used as a tax effective vehicle to transfer wealth to future generations.

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Thornton + King have a team of wills and estate lawyers with decades of experience in writing wills, contesting wills, and administering wills.