Our Fixed Fee Service

STANDARD WILLS, POWERS OF ATTORNEYS & ADVANCED HEALTH DIRECTIVES

Fixed fee-includes- initial appointment with you by video or telephone our (office by prior arrangement); document preparation; arrangement for document review and signing; storage in our safe custody at no extra cost to you.
$195.00 (Plus GST) per document
Testamentary Trusts (such as disability trusts), and complex wills, at extra cost.

DECEASED ESTATES & ADMINISTRATION

We accommodate Executors/Administrators who wish to attend to the estate distribution themselves, but it is necessary to obtain a-
GRANT OF PROBATE (is a will); or
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION (no will)

For attending to documents only and filing a *Standard Probate Application (subject to our review) our fees for executor/s named in will start at:
*$1,850 (plus GST) plus disbursements** (outlined below)

For attending to documents only and filing *Standard Letters of Administration Application (subject to our review) our fees start at:
*$2,150 (plus GST) plus disbursements** (outlined below)

FULL ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AVAILABLE

If you wish for us to getting in of estate assets, attending to payment of estate liabilities, distribution to beneficiaries, we would be pleased to quote/estimate, of what your extra charges will be.

DISBURSEMENTS **Please note: that Transfer of Property, getting in of estate assets, attending to payment of estate liabilities, and distribution to beneficiaries, incurs extra professional fees.

Some of the advantages of fixed fees include-

You know up front exactly what your costs will be.

You can make realistic arrangements about how and when to pay your legal bills.

You will pay a fee that equals the value you and your lawyer place on the work to be done, not the time it may take.

Your lawyer has a real incentive to get the work done and achieve results – because that’s how they get paid.

You and your lawyer have the same goals and time frame – getting the matter resolved as quickly as possible.

You won’t get any nasty surprises in the mail at the end of each month telling you how many hours you must pay for.

You won’t be charged for every minute your lawyer spends on the phone or every document that they copy or email.

PLEASE NOTE: The above indication of costs is correct as at December 2023 and are subject to change at any time.

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