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Areas of Practice 

The right approach to estate planning depends on your unique circumstances and situation. We work with you at every stage; to build a plan from scratch, navigate a life change or ensure what you have in place will continue to reflect your values and wishes for generations to come. 

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Estate Planning 

  • Wills

  • Enduring Powers of Attorney (Financial and Personal Matters)

  • Appointments of Medical Treatment Decision Maker

  • Advance Care Directives

  • Guardianship and Administration applications (VCAT)

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Property Law   

  • Pre-contractual advice

  • Purchase and sale of residential and commercial property, and settlements of aged care accommodation

  • Residential and commercial leases

  • Registration of plans of subdivisions

  • Consolidation of titles

  • Registration and removal of caveats

  • Registration and discharge of mortgages

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Family Discretionary Trusts

  • Trust settlements

  • Trust appointments and applications to remove trustee

  • Advising trustees and beneficiaries of their duties and responsibilities

  • Trust disputes

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Estate Administration and Litigation 

  • Grants of Representation (Probate and Letters of Administration)

  • Advising executors of their duties and responsibilities in administering an estate

  • Challenging a Will

  • Family provision applications

  • Applications to remove executor

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Commercial 

  • Family loan agreements

  • Purchase and Sale of family business

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Self-Managed Super Funds 

  • Settlement and administration

"Wealth management and protection is the keystone to family unity and generational prosperity"
Sasha Bennetts - Principal 

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Contact Us

(03) 8199 7904

0417 307 388

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sbb@jameshigginsandco.com

Scottish House Members' Business Centre
Level 4, 90 William Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

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James Higgins & Co respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we work, in particular the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We honour their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their enduring connection to the land and skies. 

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