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Retirement Villages and Aged Care Living

Deciding to transition into a retirement village or aged care facility is a significant and complex decision that involves careful legal and financial planning. At Robbins Watson Solicitors, our expert team of property and elder law lawyers is dedicated to assisting you through every aspect of this transition, ensuring that your rights and interests are protected. ​ 

Our Comprehensive Services

We offer a range of services to facilitate your move into retirement living:

  • Retirement Village Agreements: We take the time to explain these complex agreements in plain English, ensuring you are well-informed about your rights and obligations before entering into a retirement village. Our team ensures that the agreements comply with the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Qld) and advises you on your rights under this legislation. 
  • Granny Flat Agreements: These arrangements, often seen as simple ways for children to assist their parents into retirement, can be complex and may lead to family conflicts. We provide independent legal advice to ensure that such agreements are structured correctly, considering their favourable treatment by Centrelink and potential implications. ​ 
  • Elder Law Services: Beyond property matters, we offer comprehensive elder law services, including estate planning, powers of attorney, and advance health directives, to ensure all aspects of your transition are legally sound.​

Why Choose Robbins Watson Solicitors?

  • Expertise: With over 60 years of experience in property and elder law, our team possesses the knowledge and skills to navigate the intricacies of retirement living arrangements.​ 
  • Personalised Service: We prioritise clear communication and tailor our approach to meet your unique needs, ensuring you are well-informed and comfortable throughout the process.​
  • Comprehensive Support: Our holistic approach addresses both legal and practical aspects of transitioning to retirement living, providing peace of mind for you and your family.​

Begin Your Transition with Confidence

Embarking on the journey into retirement living requires careful planning and expert legal guidance. Contact Robbins Watson Solicitors today on 07 5576 9999 to discuss how we can assist you in making a smooth and secure transition.​

Granny flat agreements

We can also assist families in preparing granny flat agreements as they are often viewed as simple and informal ways for children to help their parents into retirement. They are also increasingly popular due to their favourable treatment by Centrelink. However, these agreements can be complex and can often lead to family conflict, so it is vital to ensure you obtain independent legal advice from one of our expert property and elder law lawyers prior to entering into such an agreement.

Aged care and estate planning considerations

These differing retirement village and aged care living arrangements can also have a significant impact upon your estate planning, which requires consideration and attention. Our expert team of wills and estate planning lawyers can assist clients in making the necessary arrangements to ensure your estate passes to your intended beneficiaries.

We specialise in offering fixed fee services for retirement village agreements in Queensland and New South Wales, and can assist you with:

  • Advising on entering or leaving retirement villages or aged care facilities

  • Advising on lease or licence agreements for retirement village or aged care facilities

  • Drafting, negotiating and advising on purchase and sale contracts for manufactured homes

  • Advising on site agreements and park rules for manufactured homes

  • Negotiating and drafting of family and granny flat agreements, including agreements regarding the care of elderly family members

  • Assistance with the sale conveyance for clients selling their family home to move into retirement village or aged care living

  • Estate planning, including Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Advance health directives and end-of-life care

If you require assistance with planning your retirement living, please contact our property or elder law experts at Robbins Watson Solicitors today on 07 5576 9999.

Meet the team

Marcus Woodfield

Partner

Emma Post

Senior Associate

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I recently had the opportunity to work with Alexandra Coyle, and I couldn't be more pleased with the experience. From the outset, she demonstrated exceptional professionalism and a deep understanding of the legal issues involved which was very reassuring. I felt well-informed throughout the process, and she worked tirelessly to ensure a successful outcome for me. I’m glad I reached out to this firm. Thank you for making a challenging situation so manageable. I highly recommend Alexandra for anyone seeking reliable and empathetic legal assistance.

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I was so pleased with Bell’s work. I found her easy to get along with, explain things clearly and make the whole process calm. I would recommend her to anyone going through an estate dispute.

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Marcus, thank you again for your support throughout the settlement process, we very much appreciate your professionalism, advice and communication from start to finish! We would be happy to recommend Robbins Watson to our family and friends.

Angela

Good morning – just wanted to send a quick email off and let you know how impressed (my wife and myself) have been with Emma – We have bought a couple of properties up there over the last year or two – we’re from Wagga Wagga, NSW and are relocating up there at the end of this year. Emma has been absolutely fantastic to deal with and we couldn’t be happier!!! It makes things really easy when you have someone on the ball like she is – so yeah, just a quick ‘Well done’ – thanks so much, we really appreciate it and keep up the good work!

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Thank you again for your services, I cannot fault you and your team. You are always such a pleasure to deal with and make what would normally be a stressful time, quite the opposite.

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Please extend my warmest thanks to All that have assisted me. You all have made the process of dealing with Wills, selling property, and soon with my own Will and things. Robbins Watson have exceeded my expectations in ability, personal interactions, pleasant meetings; in short, you are my Solicitors of choice, and I say so to any and all.

George

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