Wills, Powers of Attorney and
Advance Health Directives
All Adults Should Have a Will, Enduring Power of Attorney and an Advance Care Directive
Estate Planning
A proper estate plan is your way to ensure that your wishes are carried out when you die or become incapacitated or unable to make decisions. An estate plan includes documents such as a Will, a Power of Attorney, a Power of Guardianship and an Advanced Health Directive. You may also need to consider what will happen to your Superannuation and whether you need a Superannuation Binding Nomination.
March On Legal can provide robust advice to assist you to ensure your loved ones are looked after when you are not around. Contact us to discuss your situation.
Wills, Powers of Attorney and Advance Health Directives FAQ:
What is the Purpose of a Will?
Your Will contains your instructions as to how your property and assets are to be distributed after your death. If you do not have a valid Will the distribution of your assets will be determined by statute. Your Will names your beneficiaries and your executor(s). Your beneficiaries are those who you want to give your estate to, and your executor is who you would like to administer your estate when you pass away.
What is Power of Attorney?
A Power of Attorney is a formal document giving another person the authority to make personal and/or financial decisions on your behalf. They can be general or enduring. A general POA can be used to appoint someone to make financial decisions on your behalf for a specific period or event. For example, for the period that you are deployed on active service. It is used while you can still make your own decisions and will expire if you lose capacity to make your own decisions. An enduring POA can specify whether the power will commence immediately or at some other date or occasion, such as once you have lost capacity to make your own decisions.
What is an Advance Health Directive?
An Advance Health Directive is a document that states your wishes or directions regarding your future health care for various medical conditions. It comes into effect only if you are unable to make your own decisions. You may wish your directive to apply at a time when you have lost capacity to make decisions, or you may want it to apply only if you are terminally ill.
Define ‘Capacity to Make Decisions’?
A person is considered to have lost capacity to make decisions if they can no longer:
understand the nature and effect of the decision; or
freely and voluntarily make the decision; or
communicate the decision in some way.
Our Costs
March On Legal offers fixed-fee pricing (including GST) on most of our estate planning services.
If we determine that the matter is particularly complex, we will advise you of any additional charges prior to proceeding.
For simple matters, we will provide you with advice regarding the drafting of a standard Will or POA, or AHD, attend to the drafting of the same, and execution, for our fixed fee.
Our fees are inclusive of storage of documents, all postage and sundries.
If any authority or third-party searches or disbursements are required, these will be charged to you at cost.
Non-Discounted Prices
| Single | Couple | |
|---|---|---|
| Will (Simple) | $440.00 | $800.00 |
| Power of Attorney (POA) | $250.00 | $440.00 |
| Advance Health Directive (AHD) | $250.00 | $440.00 |
| Will + POA | $650.00 | $1200.00 |
| Will + POA + AHD | $900.00 | $1600.00 |
ADF Members & Veterans Discounted Prices
| Single | Couple | |
|---|---|---|
| Will (Simple) | $350.00 | $640.00 |
| Power of Attorney (POA) | $200.00 | $350.00 |
| Advance Health Directive (AHD) | $200.00 | $350.00 |
| Will + POA | $520.00 | $900.00 |
| Will + POA + AHD | $720.00 | $1100.00 |
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Disclaimers and Notes
We are required by law to verify your identity for estate plans.
Our retainer does not extend beyond what is usual and necessary in the circumstances. It is your responsibility to attend to any necessary insurances as a part of your estate plans. We recommend you make enquiries about insurance availability and cost through a specialist advisor. We do not give advice on the viability, tax and other financial implications of your estate plans (including CGT, GST and land tax). If you require this advice, you should seek the advice of a specialist financial advisor or tax professional, such as your accountant.
We will not provide you with advice in relation to your rights or the rights of others against your estate from a succession law perspective, including family provision applications, and arrangements with your current or former or future spouses or partners (whether a marriage, de facto relationship or civil partnership).
Our retainer does not include advice about those issues unless we accept specific instructions (which will be an extra cost to you). Our advice is limited with respect to your estate in Queensland and the laws that apply in Queensland to real property.