Our Family Relationship Support for Carers Service together with Knox City Council invite you to a Wills & Estate Forum with Dilan DeSilver from Kerr and Thomas law firm, Bayswater.
The event will give Carers the chance to ask any legal questions they may have regarding Wills & Estate planning and will include discussions on:
- Making wills – things to remember when you have a family member with a disability
- What happens when you don’t have a will when you die?
- Contesting a will
- Probates
- Appointing administrators and executors
- Powers of Attorney and the importance of having them
- The different types of trusts – and when they can be used
- The Disability Trust
Event details:
When: Wednesday, 16th August 2023
Time: 10.00am – 12.30pm
Where: Knox City Council Function Room 4. 511 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South VIC
Registration Required: Please register via the link below:
About Kerr & Thomas Lawyers:
Kerr & Thomas is a boutique law firm that has been servicing Bayswater and the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne for over 50 years.
We commit ourselves to offering a reliable, efficient and cost-effective service to our wide and varied clientele. Kerr and Thomas strive to understand the requirements of our clients, and to tailor and provide a prompt and effective service for the best outcome achievable.
Trusted by over 50 000 clients over the years, our unmatched expertise in delivering successful outcomes together with our own cutting edge, proprietary software ensures we achieve the most effective and speedy resolution to our client’s legal matters.
Succession planning is not just about having a will. Wills and estate planning help clients devise a strategy to influence the management of their affairs when their faculties diminish and when they pass away. Our team work closely with each client’s unique circumstances to establish a plan that takes into account current lifestyle needs, retirement plans, business arrangements and future critical events such as health scares and family disputes.
We endeavour to avoid estate disputes and work to ensure speed resolution and settlement of our client’s’ affairs. We appreciate the importance of maintaining family relationships and attempt to avoid disputes by providing effective sound advice to our clients at the estate planning stage.
Dilan De Silva who is the principal, joined the firm in 2012 and primarily deals in wills and estates and assists the wide range of clients the firm has accumulated over the years with their requirements in relation to last wills, powers of attorney, medical decision maker documents and other estate related matters.