Tess Aberline
Senior Lawyer | Wills, Estates & Succession PlanningTess is a Senior Lawyer in our Wills, Estates and Succession Planning Geelong team. She enjoys assisting clients with their estate planning to provide them with peace of mind and holistic, up-to-date legal advice regarding their estate and any potential future risks to their estate.
Tess is passionate about ensuring that all her clients have their interests protected by preparing powers of attorney. She has assisted families with VCAT applications when powers of attorney cannot be prepared.
Tess also works closely with families when loved ones have passed away. People appreciate her sensitive, kind and down-to-earth approach during these challenging times.
Areas of Expertise
- - Wills and Estate Planning
- - Family and business succession planning
- - Trust advices, including Testamentary and Special Disability Trusts
- - Superannuation planning and claims, including Self-Managed Superannuation Funds
- - Estate Administration
- - Guardianship and Administration (VCAT) Applications
Qualifications
- - Bachelor of Laws
- - Bachelor of Social Science (Criminal Justice)
- - Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Memberships
- - Director, Multicultural Aged Care Services (MACS)
- - Director, Multicultural Community Services Geelong
- - Law Institute of Victoria
- - Geelong Law Association
