Wills & Estates
Protect the people you love with wills and estate planning
None of us want to think about what happens when we die, but we all want to know our loved ones will be looked after.
A will provides certainty for your family at the most difficult time and ensures your assets will be managed according to your wishes.
We know that planning your estate and writing a will can involve difficult choices, so we’ll listen to your needs and help you work through issues like:
Arranging power of attorney,
to make decisions for you should you become incapacitated.
Appointing an executor
to take care of your assets and liabilities after your death.
Appointing a guardian
for your children, or deciding who will care for them if the worst should happen.
Ensuring your partner’s needs
have been anticipated and provided for.
Ensuring that any trusts
or other legal structures are considered in your estate planning.
We’ll make sure your wishes are legally documented, so that your loved ones have certainty and to enable straightforward administration of your estate.
We can help with:
Drafting or reviewing a will.
If you’ve entered into a long term relationship, are planning to get married or you’re having a child, it’s important to revisit your existing will and ensure your wishes are still protected.
Guardianship
and care arrangements to make sure kids and pets are looked after.
Power of attorney
for care and finances.
Probate and estate administration.
If you’ve lost a loved one, we can assist with the administration and settling of their estate in an efficient and cost-effective way, while ensuring their wishes are respected.
Claims against estates.
If you or another person feels they’ve been treated unfairly, we can help take the heat out of the dispute and reach a resolution.
Life is uncertain, so don’t put this off for another day. Let’s have a chat about your estate and make sure your family is protected.
Call our wills and estates team today
GRAHAM O’BRIEN
Director
BA, LLB, Dip Journ
Ngatea & Takanini
WARKWORTH OFFICE
17A Neville Street
Warkworth
PO Box 333
Warkworth 0941
DX AA25509
Phone: +64 9 425 7884
Facsimile: +64 9 425 7032
MANGAWHAI OFFICE
1/C Molesworth Drive
Mangawhai
PO Box 333
Warkworth 0941
DX AA25509
Phone: +64 9 425 7884
Facsimile: +64 9 425 7032
TAKANINI OFFICE
180/D Great South Road
Takanini
PO Box 72153
Papakura 2244
DX EP76513
Phone: +64 9 295 0113
Facsimile: + 64 9 298 8925
NGATEA OFFICE
Hauraki District Council Building
84 Orchard West Road
Ngatea
All correspondence to Takanini address
(Monday and Friday, other days by arrangement)
Phone: +64 7 867 7014
Facsimile: +64 7 867 7018