Hely Legal

24/12/2025

Greg and Lyndel would like to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

Hely Legal is now closed and will reopen on Monday, 5January 2026.

20/12/2024

Greg and Lyndel would like to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

Hely Legal is now closed and will reopen at 9:00am on Monday, 6 January 2025.

27/11/2024

Happy Holidays!🎄

We advise our office will be closed over the holiday period.

We will be closed from 5:00pm on Friday 20 December 2024 and will re-open at 9:00am on Monday 6 January 2025. Our emails will be monitored during this time.

If you have an urgent matter to discuss please email [email protected] or phone 07 5528 5811 and a member of our team will get back to you.

From Greg and Lyndel, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

05/10/2024

Hely Legal will be closed on Monday 7 October 2024 for the King’s Birthday Public Holiday.

Our office will reopen at 9:00am on Tuesday 8 October 2024.

Enjoy your long weekend

12/09/2024

Today is R U OK? Day – which is always an important reminder to check in on the wellbeing of those you care about. 💛

In fact, any day is a good day to ask someone, ‘are you OK?’. A conversation could change a life.

If you’re not sure how to start the conversation, remember these steps:
1️⃣ Ask
2️⃣ Listen
3️⃣ Encourage action
4️⃣ Check in

R U OK? is a su***de prevention charity in Australia, encouraging all of us to notice the signs of mental health struggle in friends, family, and colleagues, and start meaningful conversations that offer support and care to those in need. A conversation can change a life.

29/08/2024

Hely Legal will be closed on Friday 30 August 2024 for the Gold Coast Show holiday.

We will reopen as normal on Monday 2 September 2024 at 9:00am.

Have a great long weekend everyone.

16/05/2024

“Who will manage a company after the death of the sole director?”

If a director dies, the surviving director/s will continue to manage the company but what happens if a sole director and/or shareholder dies without a will leaving the company without a properly authorised person to run it or no known beneficiaries to appoint a new director.

The surviving spouse or other close relative must make application to the Supreme Court for Letters of Administration to administer the deceased person’s estate. Letters of Administration may take months to be granted by the Court and until then it is possible that the company may be unable to continue to trade. The company’s bank accounts may not be able to be accessed to permit the company to perform its day to day activities and staff and suppliers may not be able to be paid causing damage, perhaps irreparable, to the company.

It is therefore essential for a sole director to have a will which will make the transition much easier.

Please contact Hely Legal for advice regarding wills, enduring powers of attorney and estate planning.

☎️07 5528 5811
📧[email protected]
🌐https://helylegal.com.au


Hely Legal

13/05/2024

09/05/2024

NEED A NEW WILL?

We can assist you with advice and preparation of your will.

A will is a very important legal document which every adult should have. It not only ensures that your hard earned assets will pass to your family and friends in accordance with your wishes, but it also appoints a trusted person or persons to be your executor.

YOUR EXECUTORS
Your executor will collect your assets (and pay any debts) and will distribute your assets to your beneficiaries. You may appoint one or up to four executors.

YOUR BENEFICIARIES
You should consider carefully to whom you will leave your assets and which assets will be left to which beneficiaries. If any beneficiary is under 18 years old, then that beneficiary may not take the gift until reaching 18 years of age (you can also stipulate a higher age than 18 if you prefer). If you exclude your spouse or partner, children or dependents, then those people may make an application to the Court for provision from your estate.

REVIEW YOUR WILL
You should review your will regularly (perhaps on a memorable anniversary). You should consider whether to make another will if:

➡️ your financial circumstances change or you move to Queensland from another jurisdiction;
➡️ you marry after making your will as your marriage will revoke your will (unless made in contemplation of your marriage);
➡️ you divorce, which will usually exclude your ex-spouse from taking a gift under your will.

If you would like to make a will or review your existing will, please contact us. We will discuss the issues raised in this article and look specifically at your family and financial circumstances with a view to helping you make a will that meets your needs and ensures that your wishes and directions are properly and legally recorded. We can also assist you with an enduring power of attorney.

☎️ 07 5528 5811
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://helylegal.com.au