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Wills & Estate Lawyers, Sunshine Coast

Wills & Estates

Thompson McNichol Lawyers practices in all areas of succession law including:

Simple and tax effective wills, powers of attorney, guardianship, estate planning and administration of deceased estates. We will ensure that the right people get the right assets at the right time with a minimum of tax and will provide our services in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner.

Let an established firm assist you with your will and estate planning matters.

Contact us today for any enquiries.

Wills & Powers of Attorney

Thompson McNichol Lawyers has extensive experience in drafting and advising on:

  • simple wills

  • tax effective wills and protective trusts

  • mutual wills

  • general and enduring powers of attorney

  • advance health directives

  • guidelines for guardians

  • superannuation binding death benefit nominations

  • applications to the Guardianship and Administration Tribunal


Estate Planning

Our services will help you achieve your personal and family goals, even when you’re gone. We provide estate planning advice to ensure that with careful planning your estate passes to the right people at the right time, with minimum taxation implications. We will provide you with cost effective and practical solutions to suit your individual estate planning needs. We have expertise in:

  • tax effective wills and protective trusts

  • business succession planning

  • asset protection strategies

  • gift and loan back strategies

  • strategies to avoid will disputes

  • trusts and structures

  • special disability trusts


 Administration of Estates

We have administered thousands of deceased estates and will ensure you comply with all your legal obligations as an executor in a timely and efficient manner.  We can handle limited matters as instructed by you or handle everything, it is up to you.  Our costs are payable out of the estate and we do not ask for any funds up front so you will not be out of pocket.  We have the expertise to handle:

  • collecting all assets and paying all debts

  • payment of funeral account direct from bank account

  • transmission and sale of real estate

  • probate and letters of administration

  • distribution of the net estate pursuant to the will

  • superannuation claims

  • bringing and defending family provision claims

  • will disputes 

  • applications to the Guardianship and Administration Tribunal