Kelly Gatehouse

Choosing an executor is difficult and one of the most important decisions you will need to make when making a will. To put it simply, the role of an executor is to make funeral arrangements, obtain probate, collect in your assets, pay your debts and then distribute the estate to your beneficiaries. Sounds simple right? […]

Probate is a document that is granted by the Supreme Court of Queensland to an executor. Executors appointed in a will can apply for probate to be granted to them. A grant of probate is the Court’s official recognition that the executor has a right to administer the estate in accordance with the will.  One