Powers of attorney are powerful documents as they allow the attorney to affect the rights and property of someone else and should be treated very carefully.
This section contains information about the errors practitioners can make when they advise on and prepare powers of attorney for clients and when they rely on them in transactions.
Useful resource:
Planning ahead - guidance and downloadable resources by the Office of the Public Advocate
Time limits most commonly missed in relation to tax.
This booklet provides a guide, in question and answer format, for beneficiaries about what it means to be a beneficiary, what is required of them and what is involved in managing and finalising an estate in Victoria. The information is general in nature and not specific legal advice. For more information beneficiaries should contact their legal practitioner.
A downloadable diagram to help practitioners explain the differences between joint tenants and tenants in common.
This booklet provides a guide, in question and answer format, for executors about their role, their obligations and what is involved in managing and finalising an estate in Victoria.
For more information executors should contact their legal practitioner.
This LPLC Practice Risk Guide highlights the key risk areas in wills and estates work for legal practitioners, and provides recommendations and resources to help avoid claims.
This checklist provides guidance for practitioners witnessing an enduring power of attorney.
