De Maria & Associates
Lawyers Smiths Gully | Solicitors & Barristers
De Maria & Associates
Welcome to De Maria & Associates
De Maria & Associates offer Legal services in Northern Suburbs including Doreen, Mill Park, Whittlesea, Bundoora, Diamond Creek, Wollert, Hurstbridge, South Morang and Epping.
Since its inception in Melbourne in 2011, De Maria & Associates, located near Smiths Gully Vic, has been a multifaceted legal practice delivering extensive legal services to the Northern, Western and Eastern regions of Melbourne. We honour a legacy of professional conduct, coupled with our engaging and family-oriented approach.
Our Commitment and Assurance
We appreciate that legal matters can often be intricate and complex. Our team possess diverse legal experience, making us qualified and available to explore your particular needs. Whether it involves family law, conveyancing, or estate disputes, our tireless dedication to achieve the desired outcome guarantees that we clearly understand and respond to your needs, with a professional yet approachable touch.
Legal Services You Can Depend On
Our firm can assist in the areas of:
- Conveyancing• Estate Disputes• Family Law• Wills & Powers of Attorney• Deceased Estates
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Enduring Power of Attorney (Financial)
It is a legal document where you designate a trusted individual (referred to as “the attorney”) to make personal, monetary, legal, and property decisions on your behalf in the event that you lose the mental capacity to do so yourself.
You assign an Enduring Power of Attorney to a trusted person to make appropriate financial and personal decisions for you.
A few of the roles an attorney can fulfill on your behalf are: settling your bills, signing papers, executing property transactions, and managing shares or bank accounts.
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Medical Treatment Decision
Each person has the right to make their own medical treatment choices. Yet, if you are incapacitated and unable to make decisions, whether temporarily or permanently, you can designate a medical proxy who can make medical decisions for you. Selecting someone to make these decisions can be challenging, but our team can provide guidance and support in determining who and when to appoint a trusted individual to handle your medical decisions.
Advanced Care Directive
It is crucial to involve your doctor when putting together an Advance Care Directive document.
We offer the following expertise:
- Wills
- Codicils
- Testamentary Trusts
- Estate Planning
- Enduring Powers of Attorney (Financial)
- Enduring Powers of Attorney (Medical)
- Binding Death Nominations
