De Maria & Associates
Lawyers Strathewen | Solicitors & Barristers
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 Strathewen 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.
The Purpose and Promise We Share
Recognising the complexities and stresses that legal matters often entail, our team of seasoned professionals in a range of legal fields is always ready to address your unique requirements. Whether it’s family law, conveyancing, or estate disputes, our unwavering commitment to securing the optimal resolution ensures that your individual needs are thoroughly understood and met, giving you the assurance you deserve.
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
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.
An Enduring Power of Attorney is given to someone that you trust to make the right financial and personal decisions on your behalf.
Some of the duties that an attorney can make on your behalf are; paying your bills, signing documents, purchasing or selling property, managing shares or bank accounts.
Medical Treatment Decision
Every person possesses the right to make decisions about their own medical treatment. However, if you become incapable of making decisions, either on a temporary or permanent basis, you can opt to assign a representative who can make medical decisions on your behalf. The act of designating someone for this responsibility can be quite strenuous, but our team is here to help and guide you in deciding who and when you should nominate a trusted person to take on 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