Grants of Probate from $1,300 !!!

Great question! We are a small business with not many overheads. We aren't trying to take over the world, we just want to provide great service at an affordable price. Our profit margin is reasonable, and we know that many people in our community are feeling the pinch with their finances. Getting a Grant of Probate is something people HAVE to do, no one is choosing to get one voluntarily, and there is often no way around it, so we strongly believe that this need should not be taken advantage of. 

Nope! We will always try for you to see if we can help you administer the estate without getting a Grant of Probate. Not many other law firms will do that - they just want your money! But we can contact the bank or aged care home, for example, and see if they will deposit funds into our trust account instead of you having to apply for the Grant of Probate. 

The person/s named as Executor in the Will of the deceased can apply for Probate. They must be over the age of 18 years, and able to manage their own affairs. 

If you are a substitute or back-up Executor named in the Will, you can only apply for Probate in circumstances where the instituted or original Executor/s cannot or will not apply for Probate. 

If there are no Executors able to apply for Probate, then another type of application can be made with the Court (Letters of Administration with the Will Annexed). Please contact us if that applies to your circumstances, and we can provide you with a quote for this particular Grant. 

Never engage a lawyer or law firm who can only complete one (1) legal job, like just getting a Grant of Probate. 

You should engage a lawyer who can get you the Grant, do the estate administration, remove any risk for you as Executor, transfer property from the estate, and can defend you and the estate from any claims brought by beneficiaries or creditors! 

Yes - and this varies from State to State in Australia. 

In NSW, for example, you are required to lodge the application for Probate within six (6) months from the deceased's date of death. In Victoria, the timeframe is three (3) years from the deceased's date of death. 

If you are outside of these timeframes, additional material will need to be put forward to the Supreme Court to support your application. These are things we can definitely assist you with. 

Our fee is called a professional fee and covers our work completed for you. Additional fees apply to Probate applications in all states and territories. They include the Court filing fee, and the advertisement publication fee. We don't charge office disbursements for printing like other firms do. We see that as part of our business cost and we don't pass that on to you! 

We lodge it to the Supreme Court on your behalf, with all the other documentation required. We do this using Australia Post express post mail, with a signature required upon delivery.