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Private Clients Maddocks has a leading private client practice, with a distinguished reputation established over 121 years. We seek to combine the strengths of tradition, personal service, integrity, experience and confidentiality with a contemporary approach, legal expertise and state of the art technology. We provide a tailored, personal and discreet service to clients across the whole spectrum of legal services, ranging from wealth management to personal affairs and wills. Our services in this area include: Asset Protection We help you protect family assets in the event of risk events occurring such as financial difficulty or divorce. Business Succession Planning We can help you ensure that your business interests are dealt with fairly, efficiently and cost effectively in the event that you exit the business either voluntarily or involuntarily (eg because of ill-health or death). Estate Planning We can help you arrange your assets and your extended assets (eg family trust assets, superannuation assets) so that the people who benefit following your death are those whom you wish to benefit. Estate Litigation We act for both trustees and dissatisfied beneficiaries (or potential beneficiaries) in relation to claims against deceased estates. Immigration We offer expertise in handling all aspects of immigration and nationality law with particular emphasis on 'business and skilled', temporary and permanent residency visas and associated superannuation and tax advice. Legal Crisis Management We provide strategic and legal management support in the event of personal legal crises. Living wills We prepare medical powers of attorney with accompanying instruction documentation which will help ensure that your wishes are followed in the event that you become unable to make decisions for yourself. Powers of attorney We prepare general and enduring powers of attorney tailored to meet your specific needs and help ensure that these arrangements will only operate in a way that suits your wishes. Private charities and charitable gifts We can assist you in establishing and managing a Prescribed Private Fund or other form of charitable trust. Probate and estate administration If you have been appointed as an executor of a will we can prepare the probate application and guide you on your obligations and duties throughout the estate administration process. If there is no will, we can assist with an application for letters of administration. Property We advise on all types of commercial, residential and rural property transactions including redevelopments, subdivisions, leasing, sales and purchases. State Taxes We advise in relation to all types of State taxes, including stamp duty and land tax and assist in minimising tax liability. Superannuation We offer plain-English self-managed superannuation fund trust deeds and can provide advice on the legality of proposed investments and other SMSF compliance issues. We can act on your behalf in the event of disputes with the ATO or other regulators in relation to your SMSF. We specialise in strategic advice relating to death benefits, pensions and other matters, including superannuation proceeds trusts. Tax and Tax Planning We can advise you on the most efficient means to structure transactions to help minimise tax and stamp duty We can represent you in disputes with the ATO or relevant State authorities. Trusts We offer plain-English trust deeds for discretionary (family) trusts, unit trusts and constitutions for trustee companies. We have significant experience in complex trust issues such as trust deed amendments, trust construction and resolving trust disputes. Wills We specialise in the preparation of plain-English wills including testamentary trust wills. We are able to advise you on the most tax-effective way to structure your will, to benefit both you and your beneficiaries. Contact Partners
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