Asquith Legal

Your Local Specialist Lawyers for All Wills & Estate Matters in Wollongong.

Asquith Legal is a local Wollongong law firm focussing on all aspects of wills & estates including estate planning, probate, letters of administration, estate litigation, business succession planning, business formation, unit trusts, discretionary trusts, testamentary trusts and asset protection. Our lawyers assist people who want to make a will, people who have been left out of a will, administrators, trustees, financial planners and beneficiaries.

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We Come To You & Service All Wollongong & Northern Illawarra areas with our Free Mobile Service.

Our local Wollongong based Wills and Estate lawyers can come to you at a time that's most convenient and offer a free mobile service for all suburbs of Wollongong and the Northern Illawarra (Stanwell Park, Wombarra, Coalcliff, Clifton, Scarborough, Coledale, Austinmer, Bulli, Woonona, Corrimal, Bellambi, Fernhill, Towradgi, Balgownie, West Wollongong). Use the "Online Booking" button at the top of this page to book in for a FREE 20 minute initial consultation or give us a call to arrange a convenient time and day. Alternatively you can make an appointment to come into either of our 2 conveniently located offices at North Wollongong or Coledale.

Our Office Locations

Enterprise 1, UOW Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong - Ph 4208 0403

741 - 743 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Coledale - Ph 4208 0402

Asquith Legal's Services in detail

Estate planning

We can help you with the end of life and after-life management of your affairs to ensure that your wishes are properly documented and carried out. We can help you with all your estate planning needs (preparation of simple and complex wills, trusts, mutual wills agreements, enduring powers of attorney, appointment of enduring guardians, business succession agreements).

Blended Family

Do you live in a blended family situation and want to make sure that your children from your first marriage, as well as your current partner, are taken care of when you die? We can assist you with the preparation of your estate plan and draft the required documentation (e.g. wills, mutual wills agreement, trusts, right of residence) to make sure that your wishes will be carried out.

Family with young children

Do you and your partner have young children? We can assist you to put the right documentation in place for your children's care and financial security if both of you should die.

International assets

Do you own assets overseas and want to deal with these assets in your estate plan? We can help you to prepare an estate plan that involves overseas assets and help you to determine whether you need one or more than one will. We can also help you to obtain overseas legal advice or have a will prepared by an overseas lawyer.

EU citizens

Are you a citizen of an EU Member state? The EU Succession Regulation 650/2012 has changed the applicable law on estates located in the European Union. We can help you to understand what this means for your estate and advise you about how your wishes can be carried out.

Probate and estate administration - Has someone you love recently died and you are now the executor of a will or the administrator of an estate?

Probate and letters of administration

We can help you to collect the required information, prepare the application for probate and lodge the application with the Supreme Court.

Estate administration - Have you been appointed executor of a will and now need help with the estate administration?

We can help you to close bank accounts, transfer or sell property and make sure that you comply with the terms of the will. We can also help you to deal with difficult beneficiaries.

International estate administration

Are you the executor or beneficiary of an overseas estate?

We can help you with obtaining overseas probate and assist you with the collection and sale of overseas assets. We help you to deal with overseas banks and regulators and can make sure that all tax and other legal requirements are met.

Grandchildren

Do you wish to protect your grandchildren's interests? Most out-of-the-box wills do not provide for testamentary trusts to ensure a child does not inherit before they are financially responsible.
Artists --- Are you an artist? We can help you to prepare a tailored estate plan to ensure that the art you produced will dealt with in accordance with your wishes.

Small businesses

We can help you to prepare the required documentation, from enduring powers of attorney for you and your business as well as business succession agreement

International estates

Do you own assets overseas and want to deal with these assets in your estate plan? We can help you to prepare an estate plan that involves overseas assets and help you to determine whether you need one or more than one will. We can also help you to obtain overseas legal advice or have a will prepared by an overseas lawyer.

Estate litigation

Have you been left out of a will? We can assist you in all aspects of estate litigation, from family provision claims and contesting wills to the construction of wills.

Are you the executor of an estate and someone is bringing a claim? --We can help you to assess the prospects of a claim that is brought against an estate, advise on the best steps forward and help you to respond appropriately.

Our approach & values

Estate matters are very personal. We take the time to understand your particular needs and concerns. We will accommodate your other commitments we're available for weekend, early morning and evening appointments.

FREE - Initial 20 minute Consultation

Use the "Online Booking" button at the top of this page to book in for a FREE 20 minute, Initial Consultation to discuss your Legal requirements now. We look forward to hearing from you and being of service.