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Bay Law Office

At a glance
Name
Bay Law Office
Category
Legal
Address
535 Blockhouse Bay Road
Blockhouse Bay
Auckland 0600
Postal Address
PO Box 48042
Blockhouse Bay
Auckland 0644
Regions
Auckland, Waitemata, Counties Manukau
Phone
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Email
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Web
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Personnel
Manager
Donna Kitchener - 09 6268055
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Bay Law Office was established in Blockhouse Bay in 1983. We offer comprehensive and high-quality legal services to individuals and businesses at a local and cost effective level.

We understand that a lot of clients who come to see us may be in a stressful situation. We want to ensure that your dealings with us will be as pleasant as possible. We aim to take on that stress for you and guide you through the legal issues you are facing. We try to avoid jargon by explaining legal issues in easy to understand language. We want the best possible outcome for every client.

The team at Bay Law Office aspire to provide high quality legal services to every client and treat every client with the same courtesy, kindness and openness.
Service Description
Service Description
Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney

We understand the importance of wanting to protect your family and your assets. Whether you are merely in need of a Will or Power of Attorney drafted, or perhaps require more in-depth estate planning, our extensive experience with Wills, Powers of Attorney – both general and enduring, as well as trusts will allow us to provide the right guidance for your situation. We appreciate the need for these documents can often arise at inopportune times, and we are happy to come to you if need be for instructions and execution.

We can advise in the structuring of your Will, including:

• Drafting your Will
• Asset distribution
• Asset planning

We can provide sound legal advice in relation to trusts, including:

• Formation of trusts and trust deeds including family, investment, charitable and inheritance trusts
• Advice on trustee obligations
• Gifting
• Trust administration
• Winding up a trust
• Retiring or appointing a new trustee
• Resettlement

And in relation to power of attorney and enduring powers of attorney:

• The importance of an Enduring Power of Attorney
• Advice on what type of power of attorney document best suits your needs
• Drafting your Power of Attorney documents
• Thorough guidance through the extensive new enduring power of attorney forms for both care and welfare and for property

PPPR application to appoint Property Manager or Property Administrator

If a parent, relative or other loved one loses the capacity to make decisions for themselves it can be a very stressful time for those around them. If this happens, and there is no Enduring Powers of Attorney in place we can assist with an application to the Family Court under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act so that someone can be appointed to act on behalf of and look after the best interests of your loved one.

Residential property, Occupation Right Agreements, Residential Care Loans

We offer a comprehensive range of services related to residential property transactions or the purchase of an occupation right agreement in a retirement village. Whether you are selling a property, arranging a residential care loan or looking to move into a retirement village we can offer our expertise and help take the stress out of your transaction.

Updated: 15 Jul 2024

Legal
Legal
Experienced in Status Details
End of life Yes
Enduring power of attorney Yes
Retirement Village Yes
Residential care contracts Yes
Trusts Yes
Wills Yes

Updated: 11 Jul 2024

Access
Access
Access Status Details
A mobile service Yes We are happy to visit you outside of the office to take instructions and can discuss the cost and availability of our team with you at the time of your enquiry.
Easy access Yes Ground floor offices with wheelchair access. Convenient street access with mobility parking directly opposite our offices.

Updated: 11 Jul 2024

Languages Spoken
Languages Spoken
Language Status Details
English Yes
Korean Yes

Updated: 11 Jul 2024