Bespoke will drafting for retirees
A will that names beneficiaries, executor and substitute, and deals with the home, any investment and personal effects, drafted and explained clause by clause.
Wills & estates · Sunshine Coast
Wills & Estate Lawyer Dicky Beach
Professionals with a healthy super balance and a house on the hill. For many Dicky Beach retirees, the superannuation death benefit is the will's most important job.
Dicky Beach is a small, established coastal village with 1,921 residents and a median age of 53. Professionals make up 28.4% of the workforce, the highest share in this group, and 42.8% of dwellings are owned outright. Couples without children are half of all families (50.0%), and 17.1% are one-parent families. A wills and estate lawyer Dicky Beach professionals rely on looks closely at superannuation nominations, binding death benefit nominations and the home, because for many of these households super is a bigger asset than the house. The first conversation is free.
Superannuation does not automatically follow a will. The fund pays out according to its nomination, which may be binding or non-binding, and may be out of date or name someone you have since separated from. A binding nomination that does not match the will can override what the will says. For a household with a substantial super balance, that single document can decide more of the estate than anything else, so we review it at the same appointment as the will.
First consultationFree and confidential
FeesFull fee quoted before drafting starts
WhereBirtinya office, by appointment
Why Dicky Beach Residents Choose Catton Roderick
Our Birtinya office is a short drive from Dicky Beach, and appointments are booked for a full review of the will and the super nominations together. Dr Darren Catton, the firm's principal, handles each wills matter personally. He holds a Doctorate of Juridical Science from QUT, carries the TEP designation for specialist trust and estate practitioners, and sits on the Queensland Law Society's Property Law committee. The firm states he has practised Queensland estate law for more than 30 years.
- Super and binding death benefit nominations reviewed with the will, so the two point at the same people.
- Childless-couple estates drafted properly, so the will rather than the intestacy rules decides who inherits.
- Free, confidential first consultation, full fee quoted before drafting.
- Executor and substitute chosen carefully, with written guidance.
- Signed originals stored securely, with a copy for your records.
Our Wills and Estate Services for Dicky Beach
Nothing on this page is personal financial, superannuation or tax advice. Enduring powers of attorney and probate are covered here as general Queensland law only.
Superannuation and death benefit planning
Reviewing the super nomination, whether it is binding, and whether it matches the will, so the death benefit goes where you intend.
Executor selection, with written guidance
Choosing someone who can deal with the home and the fund claims, and setting out the steps in writing.
Family provision claims (Queensland)
How Queensland law treats claims by a spouse, child or dependant, relevant where a childless estate is left to someone other than family.
What Dicky Beach's Profile Changes About Your Will
Dicky Beach has 1,921 residents, a median age of 53, and a median household income of $1,322 a week. Housing is 65.3% separate houses and 23.0% townhouses, with 42.8% owned outright, 22.4% mortgaged and 29.4% rented. Professionals (28.4%), community and personal service workers (14.6%) and technicians and trades (14.1%) lead the workforce, with hospitals, cafes and restaurants and social assistance the largest local employers. Median rent is $400 a week and median mortgage repayment $1,863 a month.
A professional retiree household often has super as its largest asset, and a childless couple's estate is decided entirely by the will and the nominations. Our Dicky Beach appointments start with the super and the death benefit, then the home, then the executor.
Areas We Serve
We act as a wills and estate lawyer for Dicky Beach and the surrounding Sunshine Coast localities, from the Birtinya office:
Our Birtinya office, address and hours · Book a free consultation
FAQs
Does my super go to my will's beneficiaries?
Not automatically. The fund pays under its nomination, which may be binding or non-binding and may be out of date. We check it against the will so the two match.
What is a binding death benefit nomination?
It is a direction to the fund that it must pay the benefit to the people you name, in the way you specify. It can override what your will says about super, so it must be kept current and consistent with the will.
We have no children. Who inherits if we die without a will?
Under the Succession Act 1981 (Qld), a surviving spouse generally takes the estate where there are no children. Without a spouse or children it passes to parents, then siblings, then nieces and nephews. A will lets you choose instead.
Should I name a charity in my will?
Many people do, and it can be done in a specific gift or a share of the residue. We can help you word it so it is clear and avoids disputes.
What does a will cost?
It depends on the estate. The first consultation is free, and the full fee is quoted before work starts. We recommend discussing super nominations at the same appointment.
Dicky Beach, and How to Reach Us
Dicky Beach is a small coastal village on the Sunshine Coast's northern beachfront, at the edge of Mooloolaba, in the Sunshine Coast Council area. It has a long-established, quieter character, with many long-term residents and a higher share of owner-occupiers than the coast's busier suburbs. Today it is home to 1,921 people with a median age of 53.
Catton Roderick Lawyers
| Business | Catton Roderick Lawyers |
|---|---|
| Phone | 1300 673 792 |
| info@cattonroderick.com.au | |
| Office | Regatta 1 Business Centre, 2 Innovation Parkway, Birtinya QLD 4575 (by appointment) |
| Other offices | Unit 3, 9 East Street, Caboolture QLD 4510 (Mon–Fri 9–5) · Level 1, 133 Redcliffe Parade, Redcliffe QLD 4020 (Tue–Fri 9–5) |
| Serving | Dicky Beach, Mooloolaba, Currimundi, Minyama, Buddina and the wider Sunshine Coast |
We do not have a Dicky Beach office. Dicky Beach clients are seen at our Birtinya office by appointment.