Most Australians don't have a valid, up-to-date Will — leaving their family to sort things out under rules they never chose. A properly drafted Will is one of the simplest ways to prevent that. Request a callback and you'll speak directly with a senior lawyer, not a junior working through a template.
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of people in NSW don't have a valid Will in place.
Source: NSW Trustee & Guardian, NSW Government
Most Australians either have no Will at all, or a Will that no longer reflects their circumstances — never updated after a marriage, separation, new child, or a change in assets.
Without a properly prepared Will, your estate can end up being distributed under rules you never chose, or contested by people you never intended to include. What follows is often slower, far more expensive, and much more bitter than most families expect — sometimes stretching on for years and costing more than the assets in dispute.
Getting your Will right the first time is entirely preventative. A properly drafted Will, prepared with proper advice rather than a generic template, is one of the simplest and most effective ways to protect your family from that outcome.
We measure ourselves by outcomes — and by how supported people feel while we get there.
A lot of Will-drafting services online simply have you answer a series of questions and generate a document. We don't think that's good enough for something this important — so we do it differently.
We sit down and actually understand your family, your assets and your wishes, so the advice fits your circumstances rather than a generic template.
We don't just guide you through your own answers — we advise you on how your Will should be structured, based on years of experience seeing what goes wrong.
Your dedicated lawyer is a senior practitioner with real experience — not a paralegal or junior lawyer working from a script.
Our fixed-fee Will drafting service is designed to meet around 95% of people's needs, so you know the cost upfront, with no surprises.
We know circumstances change and we're not going anywhere — so if anything needs updating within 12 months of preparing your Will, we'll revise it at no extra cost.
Plain-language answers to the questions our clients actually ask — written by the lawyers who deal with them every day.
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You will speak directly with a senior lawyer who will take the time to properly understand your family and your circumstances.
You will get advice on how your Will should actually be structured for your situation — not just a document generated from your own answers.
If you want to proceed, you will know the fixed cost upfront, and you'll have a free revision available within 12 months if anything changes.
A Will isn't a form to fill in — it's a legal document that has to work exactly when your family needs it to. At Gorval + Partners, you get proper advice from a senior lawyer, not a template generated from your own answers. And because we know what we stand by, we offer a no-cost revision within 12 months of preparing your Will — we're not going anywhere.
Every enquiry is strictly confidential. Send a few details and we'll be in touch to arrange your free first consultation.
Based in Sydney, our wills and estates lawyers are senior practitioners who manage matters personally — fixed-fee drafting, a free first consultation, and a no-cost revision within 12 months.