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Protect your loved ones and secure your legacy with comprehensive estate planning. At Bennett Carroll Solicitors, we help Queenslanders create robust estate plans that reflect their wishes and provide peace of mind.

Whether you’re in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Ipswich, or regional Queensland, our experienced lawyers can assist you fully electronically – by phone, email, or video call.

Start planning your future today with a Queensland estate planning lawyer. Contact us.

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Essential Estate Planning Documents

Wills – Ensure Your Assets Go Where You Want Them

A valid Will ensures your assets are distributed according to your wishes – not just the laws of intestacy. Without a Will, your estate could be divided by a fixed legal formula, which may not reflect your family structure or preferences.

A Will allows you to:

  • Choose your beneficiaries
  • Appoint a trusted executor
  • Make provisions for children and stepchildren
  • Prevent unnecessary family disputes
  • Specify your funeral wishes

[Understanding Wills: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Estate → click here]

Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPOA) – Protect Yourself While You're Still Alive

An EPOA gives someone you trust the legal power to make decisions for you if you lose capacity due to illness, injury, or dementia. It can cover financial, legal, and personal/health matters.

Why you need an EPOA:

  • Protection if you lose mental capacity
  • Trusted decision-making for financial matters
  • Healthcare and personal decisions covered
  • Avoids costly guardianship applications
  • Peace of mind for you and your family

[Read: Why You Need a Will and EPOA Together → click here]

Advance Health Directives – Record Your Medical Preferences

An Advance Health Directive (AHD) lets you make your healthcare wishes known in advance, so your medical preferences are respected if you can’t communicate them yourself. Many people assume a Will or EPOA covers this—but only an AHD legally records your choices.

Why you need an AHD:

  • Ensures your medical decisions are followed
  • Reduces stress for family and loved ones
  • Complements your Will and EPOA for complete estate planning

[Read: Advance Health Directives in Queensland → click here]

Queensland wills and estate planning lawyers – Bennett Carroll Solicitors provide legal advice on wills, enduring powers of attorney (EPOAs), and estate administration in Brisbane, Ipswich, Kawana, Mermaid Beach, Stafford and Upper Mount Gravatt. Remote and in-office appointments available.
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Advanced Estate Planning Strategies

Family and Testamentary Trusts – Protect Assets and Provide Tax Benefits

Trusts can offer significant advantages for asset protection, tax planning, and providing for beneficiaries over time. Our lawyers can help determine if a trust structure is right for your situation.

[Read: Understanding Testamentary Trusts→ click here to read]

Succession Planning – Ensure Your Business Continues Smoothly

If you own a business, proper succession planning is crucial. We help business owners across Queensland protect their enterprises and provide for their families.

[Read: Estate Planning Essentials for Business Owners → click here to read]

Retirement Village Planning and Your Estate

Moving into a retirement village is a major elder law decision that directly impacts your finances and your future estate. These contracts can significantly affect your assets, pension eligibility, and what remains for your beneficiaries.

Ensure your estate planning aligns with your retirement living choices.

Read our essential guide: Retirement Village Contracts in Queensland: What You Need to Know Before You Move.

We offer comprehensive advice to structure your Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney to work seamlessly with your retirement living arrangements. Contact our caring estate team to plan ahead or phone us on 1300 334 566.

Choosing the Right Executor

Your executor will manage your estate, apply for probate, pay debts, and distribute assets. It’s important to choose someone trustworthy and capable – or you can appoint a professional executor like Bennett Carroll.

Key considerations:

  • Trustworthiness and capability
  • Availability and location
  • Potential conflicts of interest
  • Professional vs. family executors

[Read: Choosing the Right Executor → click here to read]

Why You Need Professional Help

Estate planning isn’t just filling out forms. Our lawyers help you:

  • Navigate complex Queensland laws
  • Minimise tax implications
  • Avoid common pitfalls
  • Ensure documents are legally valid
  • Plan for changing circumstances
  • Provide ongoing support and updates

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Get in Touch with Our Legal Team

We help Queenslanders protect what matters most with simple, secure legal solutions. Whether you need a new Will, an Enduring Power of Attorney, assistance administering an estate, or legal support in a dispute, our experienced team is ready to help. Bennett Carroll Solicitors provides trusted legal advice in Queensland with offices across Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Ipswich.
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WILLS & ESTATES RESOURCES

After your Will is created, it’s important to understand how your estate will be managed. See our guide on Estate Administration → for executor responsibilities and legal steps. Even with careful planning, disputes can arise. Learn how to safeguard your estate with our Wills & Estate Disputes guidance →

Get Your Free Queensland Estate Planning Checklist

Planning for the future doesn’t have to be complicated. Enter your email below to instantly receive our free Estate Planning Checklist—created specifically for Queenslanders.

✅ Covers wills, Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA), key tips & more
✅ Designed to help you prepare before seeing a lawyer
✅ Free download, no obligation

📩 Click here to download your free checklist.  

Who to Notify: The Estate Administration & Planning Checklist

The stress of estate administration is often caused by not knowing who to call and not having the account details ready. Our comprehensive checklist solves both problems.

Click below to receive our Deceased Estate Notification Checklist—a vital tool for both planning and administering an estate.

✅ Planning Ahead: Fill it out now to record your crucial contacts, saving your family weeks of searching later.

✅ Administering an Estate: Use it as a definitive roadmap to ensure every essential person and organisation is notified.

✅ Covers 40+ Contacts: From the ATO to Banks and Digital Accounts.

✅ Free Download, created by our Wills & Estates Solicitors.

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Common Estate Planning Questions

A Will lets you decide who receives your assets, who looks after your children, and who your executor should be. Without a valid Will, the law’s default rules apply, which may not reflect your wishes. Learn more in What Constitutes a Will/What Is a Will?

It’s best to review your Will every few years or whenever there’s a major life change—such as marriage, divorce, the birth of children or grandchildren, or buying/selling significant assets. An outdated Will can cause disputes or leave out people you want to benefit.

Yes — major life changes like divorce or separation often require updating your Will to ensure your wishes remain accurate and legally effective. See Do I Need to Update My Will After Divorce or Separation in Queensland?

DIY Will kits exist, but they often create more problems than they solve. If the Will isn’t drafted properly or doesn’t comply with the Succession Act, it may be contested or rejected by the Court. Using a solicitor helps ensure your wishes are legally binding. 

Attempting a Will on your own can lead to serious issues like invalid legal form, unclear wording, missing beneficiaries, or unintended consequences which can result in disputes. It’s safer to get professional legal guidance. Learn more here. 

A Will takes effect after you pass away. An Enduring Power of Attorney operates during your lifetime and allows someone you trust to make financial, health, and personal decisions on your behalf if you lose capacity.

Review and update your documents when:

  • Getting married or divorced
  • Having children or grandchildren
  • Buying or selling significant assets
  • Starting or selling a business
  • Moving interstate
  • Changes in tax laws
  • Family circumstances change

If there’s no Will, your business assets may not be handled how you’d want — there might be delays, legal complications, or people you didn’t plan for inheriting business interests. (See: What Happens to Your Business If You Die Without a Will in Queensland?)

Get Started with Your Estate Plan

Take control of your future today. Our Queensland estate planning lawyers make the process simple, secure, and stress-free.

📍  Queensland-wide service with offices in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & Ipswich
📞 1300 334 566
📧 info@bcglaw.com.au
💬 Or contact us online

Office Locations:

  • Brisbane North – Stafford
  • Brisbane South – Upper Mount Gravatt
  • Sunshine Coast – Kawana
  • Gold Coast – Mermaid Beach
  • Ipswich – By Appointment Only
  • Brisbane Central – By Appointment Only

All services available online via phone, email, or video, with optional in-person appointments at our SEQ offices.

 

Start planning your estate with confidence. Explore our Estate Administration → and Disputes pages.

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