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Asset Protection & Estate Planning

Asset Protection

Most people work hard all their lives to support themselves, their family and their future. Wouldn’t it be logical to want to protect all your hard earnt assets from unwanted and frivolous creditors who are after your assets simply because you own them?

Most people don’t realise how easily a Subpoena can turn up to their doorstep with their name on it! Did you know that NSW is the 2nd largest litigation state in the WORLD on a per capita basis, and Queensland is 5th. If your worried about being taken to court in Australia over your assets, or some frivolous claim then you should be. It is alarming how many law suits emerge from everyday simple transactions or mishaps. Wouldn’t you like to feel safe and secure, why don’t you protect your hard earnt assets?

Here at Just Legal we provide a Life Long Asset Protection service and as such have instructed the highest Solicitors & Barristers to ensure we have the most up to date information on trusts and companies. We use a complex method of trust structures and companies to ensure that all your asset are protected and that you still have total control of all your assets. You can sleep safely and comfortable at night knowing that all your assets, and your family’s future are protected for life!

If you would like to find out more about how to protect your future, do not hesitate to contact our firm and speak with a Solicitor

  Estate Planning

Take the time to ensure that your estate will be administered in the way YOU want.

It is human nature to leave everything until the last possible moment and often until it is simply too late. have to ask why people work hard to establish a good quality of life, fight hard to maintain this way of life but then let it all fall apart by not taking the simple steps of preparing and maintaining a will.

Most wills are fairly simple and take under an hour to complete. A will allows you to leave your assets to the people you want to have them. A properly executed will saves you money. Arguments over who shall have what can end up in Court, so instead of your assets going to those you care about, they get consumed by legal costs.

Without a proper will Estates are administered by the Public Trustee. This is also costly as the Public Trustee will take a substantial percentage of the Estate for administration fees. It makes sense to prepare – execute a Will. Another important document vital to sensible Estate Planning is an Enduring Power of Attorney. The Enduring Power of Attorney is the next most important document. This allows a nominated person to act on your behalf when you are unable to do so for whatever reason, such as incapacity or you are away from home. This power can be made conditional. It can be given in relation to financial, land, health care or general dealings. It can commence immediately, on a set date, or on a certain event such as injury, and means that things do not stop because you cannot be there.

If you would like to find out more about how to protect your future, do not hesitate to contact our firm and speak with a Solicitor.