Wills & Estates Lawyer in Bendigo

Clear advice for estate planning, wills, powers of attorney, probate, estate administration and deceased estate disputes across Victoria.

At O’Haire Legal, we help individuals, families, executors and beneficiaries deal with estate planning and deceased estates in a clear and practical way. Whether you need a simple will, help administering an estate, or advice about a dispute, we can guide you through the process.

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Services

Wills
Prepare a legally valid will that reflects your wishes and reduces the risk of confusion or disputes after death.

Powers of Attorney
Appoint trusted people to make financial, personal or medical decisions if you lose capacity.

Probate
Assistance for executors applying to the Supreme Court for a grant of probate.

Letters of Administration
Help where a person dies without a valid will, or where there is no available executor.

Estate Administration
Guidance with collecting assets, paying debts, dealing with beneficiaries and finalising the estate.

Estate Disputes
Advice for executors, beneficiaries and eligible persons in relation to contested wills and family provision claims.

Estate planning

  • Wills

  • Testamentary trusts

  • Powers of attorney

  • Medical treatment decision makers

  • Reviewing existing documents

How we can help

We can assist with:

Deceased estates

  • Probate

  • Letters of administration

  • Executor duties

  • Asset collection

  • Estate distribution

Estate disputes

  • Challenging a will

  • Defending an estate claim

  • Family provision claims

  • Executor disputes

  • Informal will issues

Wills and estate planning

A good estate plan is more than just a basic will. It should consider who receives your assets, who controls the process, what happens if you lose capacity, and whether there are risks of disputes.

O’Haire Legal can help you prepare or review:

  • wills;

  • testamentary trust wills;

  • enduring powers of attorney;

  • appointments of medical treatment decision makers;

  • guardianship arrangements for children;

  • estate plans for blended families;

  • estate plans with children with disabilities;

  • taxation implications;

  • succession planning for farming or business assets.

Prepare or update your will

Probate and deceased estate administration

If you have been appointed executor, you may need to apply for probate before you can deal with estate assets. We can help you understand your duties and guide you through the legal steps.

We can assist with:

  • reviewing the will;

  • advising executors;

  • preparing probate applications;

  • preparing letters of administration applications;

  • identifying estate assets and liabilities;

  • communicating with beneficiaries;

  • dealing with property, bank accounts and superannuation;

  • preparing estate distribution documents.

Get help with probate

Contested wills and estate disputes

Estate disputes can arise where someone believes they have been left without proper provision, where there are concerns about capacity, or where there are disagreements between executors and beneficiaries.

We can advise on:

  • family provision claims;

  • challenging the validity of a will;

  • concerns about undue influence;

  • informal wills;

  • executor disputes;

  • beneficiary rights;

  • defending claims against an estate.

Get advice about an estate dispute