Someone you trust,
ready if you need them.

An enduring power of attorney and an appointment of a medical treatment decision maker let the people you choose make decisions for you if you lose capacity. Make them online, with a lawyer the whole way.

Client reviews

In our clients’ own words.

Is this you?

When people come to us about powers of attorney.

Each of these is a good reason to call, and none of them is too early.

  • Your parents are getting older and the family wants things in order.
  • You are going into surgery or have a diagnosis that worries you.
  • You run a business and someone needs to be able to act for you.
  • You want to choose who decides, rather than leave it to a tribunal.

How we help

Without these documents, the people closest to you may not be able to act.

If you lose capacity without an enduring power of attorney, your family may need to apply to VCAT before they can manage your finances or property. An enduring power of attorney under the Powers of Attorney Act lets the people you choose act for you, and an appointment under the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act does the same for medical decisions.

We prepare the documents from your answers, explain the choices, and arrange signing with the witnesses the law requires.

What we do

  • Enduring powers of attorney for financial and personal matters
  • Appointment of a medical treatment decision maker
  • Advice on joint, several and alternate attorneys
  • Conditions and limits on what attorneys can do
  • Signing with the witnesses the law requires
  • Certified copies for your attorneys, bank and doctor

What happens first

How it works.

Four steps, with a lawyer the whole way.

What it costs
  1. Online, in your own time

    Answer the questions from home, at your own pace. Your answers are saved as you go.

  2. Within one business day: your draft

    Our lawyers prepare your documents and send you a link to read them.

  3. Your changes, in your own words

    Tell us anything you would like changed. One round of changes is included.

  4. Signed with a lawyer

    A meeting with one of our lawyers, by video or at our office, where we explain the documents and guide you through signing.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

If your question is not here, it is a good reason for the free call.

  • When does an enduring power of attorney start?

    You choose. It can start straight away, or only if you lose capacity to make decisions yourself.

  • Can I make my powers of attorney without a will?

    Yes. They are available on their own, or alongside a will.

  • What does it cost?

    Wills and powers of attorney made online have a fixed price, shown before you pay. Probate, estate administration and estate disputes are quoted in writing before the work starts, and you are told early if anything changes.

Tell us what is going on. We will tell you where you stand.

A free 15-minute call. If it is a matter for us, you are booked in with the right solicitor before the call ends. If it is not, we will say so.