Wills & estate planning
from $440Simple wills $440, couples' mirror wills $660, or the full estate package — will, Enduring Power of Attorney and Enduring Power of Guardianship — $850 single, $1,400 couple.
Book a will appointment →Hartley & Marsh Legal · Mount Lawley Fixed-fee wills, probate & family law — priced in the open.
Two names on the door since 2011. We explain the process on one page, quote the fee before any work begins, and tell you plainly when you don't need a lawyer at all.
Legal Practice Board of WA — Practitioner Reg. LPB 0000
Costs agreement before any work
Fixed fees, in writingA plain-English costs agreement before any work begins — no surprises on the invoice.
Since 2011Fifteen years of wills, estates and family matters for Perth's inner-north households.
Registered & insuredLegal Practice Board of WA — Practitioner Reg. LPB 0000. Professional indemnity insured.
Plain English, alwaysEvery clause explained, every step written down. If you don't need a lawyer, we say so.
Fixed-Fee Matter Explorer
Pick your matter. See the process and the price.
Every common matter, mapped stage by stage in plain language — with the fee beside it. No obligation, no "contact us for pricing".
Beyond fixed-fee scopes we charge $420/hr in 6-minute units — itemised, every invoice. Disbursements at cost, never marked up.
Pre-fills the appointment form with your matter.
Services & fees
What we do, and what it costs.
Fixed fees where the scope is fixed; a written quote before anything that isn't. All figures include GST.
Probate & estates
from $3,300 + court feesUncontested probate applications and estate administration. The Supreme Court sets filing fees — we show them as disbursements, never marked up.
Talk to us about an estate →Family law
first conference $390A fixed-fee first conference: an hour with a lawyer, your options on paper, no obligation. Every step after that is scoped and priced before it starts.
Book a first conference →Employment law
from $420Contract reviews, workplace questions, and first advice on dismissals — for employees and small employers. Fixed quote before the advice work starts.
Get employment advice →Business agreements
from $990Service agreements, supply terms, partnership and shareholder documents — drafted in plain English, quoted fixed before we draft.
Scope an agreement →When you don't need us
free adviceJP certification of documents is free at your local library — we'll tell you when you don't need a lawyer. And when money is tight, Legal Aid WA on 1300 650 579 is the honest first call.
Read the FAQ →"The process on one page. The price in the open. And a straight answer when you don't need us at all."
The Hartley & Marsh costs promise
Client words
What clients say about the way we work.
"I fly out Wednesdays. They did the whole estate package — will, EPA, EPG — in one Saturday visit, exactly at the price on the website. Signed, witnessed, done before my swing."
"I'd never been an executor before. They walked me through probate stage by stage, told me which fees were the Court's and which were theirs, and answered every anxious email in a day."
"The $390 first conference was the first hour of the whole separation where I felt like I understood my situation. I left with a plan, not a bill."
Reviews are demonstration copy — this is a fictional firm. A live build would carry your real client reviews.
Where we act
Chambers in Mount Lawley. Clients across Perth.
On the Beaufort Street spine, ten minutes from the CBD, with evening appointments by arrangement — and video appointments anywhere in WA.
In person: Mount Lawley · Highgate · North Perth · Inglewood · Menora · Bedford · Maylands · Bayswater · Perth CBD
By video: anywhere in Western Australia — half our wills clients sign in one visit after a video first meeting.
Questions we're actually asked
Straight answers, before you book.
A simple will is a fixed $440, mirror wills for a couple $660. If you have a blended family, a business, or want to protect an inheritance for children, you may need a testamentary trust — that's specialist drafting we refer honestly rather than pretend to do cheaply. We'll tell you which you need in the first conversation, before any work.
It's a fixed $390: a full hour with a lawyer on your situation — parenting, property, process. You leave with your options in writing and what each would cost. No obligation to go further; if you do, every next step is scoped and priced first.
Fixed fees for fixed scopes — wills, the first conference, standard probate — agreed in a plain-English costs agreement before any work. Beyond fixed scopes it's $420/hr in 6-minute units, itemised on every invoice. Disbursements (court filing fees, searches) are passed on at cost, never marked up.
Honestly — it depends on the assets. Jointly-held homes and small accounts often pass without a grant; land in the deceased's sole name or larger holdings usually need one. Bring the asset list to a first call and we'll tell you straight if you can skip it — that call costs you nothing.
In a separation, no — and be wary of anyone who says yes. One firm can't advise two people whose interests may conflict. We act for one of you and will suggest independent firms for the other. (Mirror wills for a couple are different: your interests align, so one firm can prepare both.)
Ring Legal Aid WA on 1300 650 579 — for many family and criminal matters it's the honest first call, and we'd rather point you there than run up fees you can't carry. Community legal centres across Perth also give free first advice. If your matter suits a fixed fee, you'll know the full cost here before you commit to anything.
Book an initial appointment
Tell us the matter. We'll call you back.
Or phone the office — a person answers, not a menu.
Office hours Monday to Friday, 8:30am–5pm. Evening and Saturday appointments by arrangement — most wills clients sign outside work hours.
(08) 9000 0237- First phone call — no charge, no obligation
- Fixed fee confirmed in writing before any work
- Plain-English costs agreement, every matter
- Video appointments anywhere in WA