Expertise
Enduring Guardian / Advanced Health Care Directives
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Estate Planning Specialists
We make estate planning less daunting by offering a clear and efficient approach from the outset. Drawing on extensive experience, our team supports you through each step with strategic legal advice.
Comprehensive Services
From appointing an Enduring Guardian to establishing an Advanced Health Care Directives, Kells is here to help you with whatever Wills and estate planning matter you may need.
Conveniently Located
With offices in Shellharbour and across the Illawarra, we are well-positioned to assist individuals and families throughout New South Wales.
Personalised Legal Solutions
Every person’s situation is different. That’s why we take the time to understand your specific priorities, creating plans that support your long-term intentions and protect your legacy.
Here To Help
If a time came when you could no longer make decisions about your health or day-to-day life, who would you want to step in? These situations often arise without notice, so making arrangements early is one of the most effective ways to protect your wishes and reduce stress for those around you.
At Kells, we assist clients in formally appointing someone they trust to make medical and personal decisions on their behalf. This may include agreeing to treatment, choosing care options, or making lifestyle-related choices if you lose capacity. Putting this plan in place offers clarity, safeguards your wishes, and helps ease the burden on family members during what can be a difficult time.
How Can Our Estate Planning Lawyers in Shellharbour Help?
Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Putting an Enduring Guardianship or Advance Care Directive in place allows you to prepare for a time when you may not be able to make key decisions about your health or lifestyle. Taking this step early offers clarity and confidence—not only for you, but also for those closest to you.
At Kells, our estate planning team in Shellharbour works closely with you to understand your wishes and document them in a way that leaves no room for confusion. We focus on making the process straightforward, so your preferences are known, understood, and legally supported.
By acting now, you give yourself the ability to stay in control, even in unpredictable circumstances. You also reduce the emotional burden on family members who might otherwise be left to make difficult decisions without guidance.
Case study
Diane, a Registered Nurse, brought Susan, her elderly mother, to Kells for advice. Susan wanted to appoint Diane as her Enduring Guardian. Susan had informed her daughter “I do not want to be kept on a machine, or artificially alive if there is no chance of a quality life.” Diane knows that hospital doctors need lawful instruction and an Appointment of Enduring Guardianship appoints Diane to lawfully make decisions on her mother’s behalf if she is severely incapacitated and the need arises.
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