Secure your family’s future with tailored estate planning solutions from Capelin Law.
Our experienced estate planning lawyers provide comprehensive services to help you prepare your will and manage your estate with confidence.
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Working with experienced estate planning lawyers is crucial to ensure your specific needs are met. At Capelin Law, we offer the following legal services:
A will is your personal roadmap for how your assets and responsibilities should be handled after you pass. It can outline everything from who receives your property to who looks after your children.
These wills create a trust that begins after your death, offering long-term control over how your estate is distributed - ideal for protecting beneficiaries and minimising tax impacts.
This document gives a trusted person the authority to manage your financial or legal affairs if you're unable to do so yourself, ensuring your matters are handled without delay.
Choose someone to make medical and personal decisions for you if you're no longer capable. This appointment helps ensure your wellbeing is looked after by someone who knows your values.
A formal way to communicate your medical treatment wishes. It guides doctors and family if you lose the ability to make or express decisions about your care.
Used for superannuation, this document lets you decide who should receive your super balance. When set up correctly, it ensures benefits are paid directly and without delay.
Need to update your will without starting from scratch? A codicil is a simple way to make minor changes to an existing will while keeping the original valid. Without replacing it in whole.
Our expert family attorneys are here to make the estate planning process as seamless as possible, so you can reach your desired outcome.
Discuss your circumstances with our estate planning experts to identify any legal complexities and plan the best path forward.
We prepare and assess the necessary information, communicating with you at every stage of the process.
Our specialists draft the required legal documents, ensuring they accurately reflect your wishes and comply with legal standards.
We review the documents with you, making any necessary adjustments before finalising and executing them.
A valid will in New South Wales must be in writing, signed by the person making it, and witnessed by two people. It should clearly outline how you want your assets distributed and who will carry out your wishes (your executor). Our family lawyers ensure your will complies with NSW legal requirements.
Yes – a will is just one part of a complete estate plan. Estate planning also includes powers of attorney, guardianship appointments, advance care directives, and superannuation death benefit nominations. Our estate planning lawyers in North Sydney can help you put all of these in place.
Absolutely. Testamentary trust wills are ideal for families who want to provide long-term financial protection, reduce tax obligations, and shield assets from external risks. We’ll help you structure your trust to suit your family’s needs.
You should review your will after major life events, such as marriage, divorce, having children, or acquiring significant assets. We recommend checking your estate plan every 3-5 years to ensure it still reflects your wishes.
Superannuation is not automatically covered by your will. To control who receives your super, you’ll need to complete a binding death benefit nomination. Our expert family lawyers can help you set this up correctly and integrate it into your overall estate strategy.
A power of attorney gives someone authority over your legal and financial matters, while an enduring guardianship allows someone to make medical and lifestyle decisions for you if you lose capacity. Both are key components of a comprehensive estate plan.
If you die without a will (intestate), your assets will be distributed according to a strict legal formula, which may not reflect your wishes. Having a professionally prepared will ensures your estate goes to the right people, without unnecessary delays or disputes.
Your estate plan isn’t just about documents – it’s about making sure your family is looked after and your wishes are followed. At Capelin Law, we help you take control with tailored advice and legally sound planning.
Andrew Capelin is the Principal of Capelin Law; he is a lawyer, mediator and collaborative practitioner with over 25 years of experience in legal practice and business. Capelin Law is built on the belief in making every effort to help people resolve their issues without using a court. This approach is faster, cheaper and less stressful. Therefore we believe it is just a better way of doing things.
Andrew practiced as a barrister for about 10 years which makes him very competent and confident in a courtroom! Ironically, Andrew now handles very few litigation matters these days, preferring to focus on helping families resolve their issues collaboratively.
Consequently, Andrew finds collaborative practice to be a very fulfilling part of the work that he does and is passionate in his belief that it gives better outcomes for families.
Andrew’s other passion is playing golf.