Eckermann’s asset protection lawyers are experienced in tailoring structures for clients to ensure effective asset protection and estate planning.
Our lawyers have the experience and skills to advise you on the best business structures for trading and investment purposes, and can collaborate with your financial adviser to provide a comprehensive asset protection and estate planning service.
Services our asset protection lawyers provide
Examples of the types of asset protection and estate planning advice we provide for clients include:
- Entity creation, including company and trust incorporation
- Advice in relation to joint ventures and partnerships
- Land and asset transfers
- Stamp duty exemption advice
- Preparation of Wills, including testamentary trust and mutual agreements
- Preparation of Powers of Attorney and Advance Care Directives
At Eckermann Lawyers, we pride ourselves in providing the highest levels of personalised service which results in more effective communication and tailored and timely solutions to individual needs.
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Estate Planning
We understand that estate planning is the starting point to ensure we’re protecting and providing for those we care about. While preparing your Will is part of that process, estate planning is a much broader topic.
We are experienced in matters involving all topics related to estate planning including Wills, trusts, tax planning and charitable foundations.
An effective estate plan will usually involve asset protection, Wills, Advanced Care Directives, Powers of Attorney, superannuation distribution, trusts and succession planning for your business if applicable.
We recommend undertaking a regular review of your estate plan, especially when circumstances change on occasions such as birth, death, divorce and marriage.
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Wills
A valid will is an essential part of your estate plan. It is the document that specifies how your estate is to be distributed among your beneficiaries and nominates the parties that you wish to appoint to undertake that distribution on your behalf.
Your Will should also be revisited regularly to ensure that it continues to adequately reflect your intentions. At Eckermann Lawyers, we are well versed in the preparation of valid Wills of varying complexity.
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Powers of Attorney
A Power of Attorney is a legally binding document in South Australia giving someone the power to act as your agent and make decisions on your behalf. Ensuring that this document is in place provides peace of mind so that if the need arises for an attorney to act on your behalf, that arrangement is in place.
An Enduring Power of Attorney is a Power of Attorney that continues to operate even after you become legally incapacitated – e.g. if you become of unsound mind or are unable to communicate in any way, perhaps after a severe illness. Taking the time to make an Enduring Power of Attorney means your financial affairs can be looked after by someone you know and trust.
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Advanced Care Directives
An Advanced Care Directive allows for people over 18 years of age to state their wishes, preferences and instructions for their future healthcare, living arrangements, personal matters and end of life.
The Directive allows the appointment of one or more substitute decision-makers to make these decisions on their behalf if they become unable to do so themselves.
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Probate and letters of administration
Generally speaking, a grant of probate from the Probate Office of the Supreme Court of SA is required to deal with the terms of a Will in South Australia. The Will is examined by the court if it is deemed to be valid, and then the grant is issued.
Probate & Letters of Administration are issued by the Court to the executor or executors named in the Will of the person who has passed away.
Letters of Administration is a grant by the Court to a person other than a named executor or executors, such as a close relation of the person who passed away. This might occur in the case where a named executor has already passed away or where the deceased person did not leave a valid Will.
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Contact our asset protection lawyers today
So if you wish to speak to an experienced asset protection lawyer who can deliver experienced, personalised and cost effective legal services, then contact us at: 08 8366 7900 or via the form below.
