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Plan Ahead with a Wills and Estates Lawyer Who Puts Your Family First.
A Will Is How You Protect The Life You Built And The People You Built It For
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Appoint the right guardians to care for your children when you cannot
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Structure inheritances to reduce taxes and protect family wealth
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Create clear instructions for handling debts, superannuation, and liabilities
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Ensure your business, trusts, or special assets pass on properly
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Appoint the right executor to carry out your wishes faithfully

For Families Who Expect More Than Just Wills and Estate Lawyers Filling in Forms
Most problems with wills and estates don’t come from bad intentions.
They come from missing details, vague instructions, or plans that were never built to handle real life.
Like a will that names a guardian, but says nothing about how your children should be raised.
Or an estate plan that forgets superannuation or family trusts, leaving major assets tied up in legal battles.
Or a rushed amendment that creates just enough uncertainty for someone to challenge it later.
We’ve helped families untangle plans that were too vague to follow.
We’ve seen inheritances tied up in court for years over small mistakes.
And we’ve seen how the stress of poor planning falls hardest on the people already grieving.
We don’t just draft documents, we build plans that stand up when families need them most.
If instructions need strengthening, we fix them.
If risks need managing, we raise them early.
If difficult conversations are needed now to avoid conflict later, we guide you through them.
We don’t overcomplicate your wishes.
We make sure they’re clear, complete, and capable of protecting the people you care about.
Sincerely,
Mark Lazarus
Director, Lazarus Legal
How We Help You Decide What Happens After You Can’t
Estate Planning: The Strategy
Estate planning is the complete strategy for deciding how your assets, responsibilities, and wishes are managed both during your lifetime and after death. It’s not just about writing a will. It brings together all the legal documents and structures needed to protect your family, control your estate, and prevent unnecessary disputes.
Wills & Succession: Setting Your Terms
Your will is the centrepiece of your estate plan. It sets out who inherits your assets, who manages your estate (the executor), and what happens to specific responsibilities like business ownership or trust management. Succession planning takes it further, ensuring that your structures, like family trusts or companies, transfer properly across generations.
Powers of Attorney: Managing Life Before Death
Estate planning doesn’t just prepare for what happens after death. Powers of attorney give people you trust the legal authority to manage your finances, property, and legal matters if you lose the ability to act during your lifetime, protecting you and your family from expensive court processes later.
Guardianship: Protecting the Vulnerable
If you have children or dependents, guardianship planning is critical. A will can nominate guardians, but a properly prepared guardianship arrangement provides clearer legal protection. This ensures that those who rely on you are cared for by the right people if you're no longer able to decide for them.
Probate & Letters of Administration: Putting Plans Into Action
After death, your estate can't be distributed without court authority. Probate (if there’s a valid will) or Letters of Administration (if there isn’t) legally appoint someone to manage the estate. We guide executors and families through this process to make sure assets are transferred, debts are settled, and legal obligations are properly handled.
A testamentary trust can protect inheritances from tax, divorce, creditors or even your kids’ worst decisions.
Ever Heard of a Will That Includes a Trust? You Have Now
Two Decades of Protecting Families and Preserving Legacies
For over 20 years, we’ve helped families, business owners, and individuals across NSW put clear, enforceable estate plans in place, making sure their decisions are carried out properly, their assets pass as intended, and their families are supported through the process.
20+ Years
advising NSW clients on estate planning, succession, and probate matters
98%
of probate applications lodged granted on first attempt without requisitions
4 out of 5
wills we review from other sources need material amendments to stand up in probate
$150 million
- Ready when you are
Work with a wills and estates lawyer who gets it right.
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