Probate and Estate Administration
For caring, expert legal support in Brisbane, logan, ipswich and surrounds.
Have you been appointed as an executor of a will?
Or maybe there is no will and you don’t know where to start? Sometimes estates can be complex to navigate. We can help make sure you confidently fulfil your duties as an executor, ensuring you don’t miss a thing.
- You want help with some or all aspects of the estate administration such as communicating with banks and financial institutions, transferring or selling estate property, sorting out tax with your accountant, communicating with beneficiaries and distributing the estate
- You’re unsure if you’re fulfilling all your responsibilities and need a second pair of eyes that know what they’re looking for
- You need assistance with applying for probate or letters of administration.
Here are some blogs we’ve written to help:
So there are no surprises, we have a range of fixed-fee packages. See our FAQ’s about exclusions that may apply to our packages.
Find out more with an obligation-free 15 minutes chat.
Just the grant
Suitable if you want to handle the estate administration yourself but need a hand with obtaining a grant of probate or letters of administration. .
$
2,000
inc GST (plus expenses of approximately $1,000)
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Obtaining the original will (if applicable) and death certificate
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Review of will (if applicable) and death certificate
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Publishing and serving notice
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Preparing application and affidavits
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Meeting with you to sign your application and affidavits
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Court filing
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Giving you certified copies of the grant
We handle it
Unsure where to begin and don’t have time to handle the estate administration yourself? Or perhaps the estate is complex and you need legal assistance with some or all aspects of the estate administration.
$
Fixed Fee
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Once we’ve met with you, we’ll provide you with a tailored fixed fee quote for us to handle the estate administration to ensure you fulfil your obligations as an executor / administrator.
Transmission application
Suitable if you need to register an estate property into the name of the executor or administration so they can either sell the deceased person’s property or transfer it to beneficiaries.
$
700-1,000
inc GST depending on if you have a grant of probate or letters of administration (plus expenses of approximately $310)
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Obtaining current title search for the property
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Obtaining original documents required for lodgement
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Reviewing the death certificate and will (plus probate or letters of administration if obtained) and certifying copies
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Drafting and signing Transmission Application
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Drafting statutory declarations
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Lodging necessary documents
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Providing you with a registration confirmation statement
Transmission application to the beneficiary in will
Perfect if you’re a beneficiary entitled to a property under a will and want to apply for the property to be transferred to you with the written consent of the executor.
$
1,300
inc GST (plus expenses of approximately $310)
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Obtaining current title search for the property
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Obtaining original documents required for lodgment
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Reviewing the death certificate and will (plus probate or letters of administration if obtained) and certifying copies
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Drafting and signing Transmission Application and Consents
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Drafting statutory declarations
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Lodging necessary documents
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Providing you with a registration confirmation statement
Record of death
Appropriate if you own a property as joint tenants with someone who has passed away, and you need to lodge a record of death to get the property into your name.
$
480
inc GST (plus expenses of approximately $130)
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Obtaining current title search for the property
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Reviewing the death certificate and certifying copies
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Drafting and signing Request to Record Death
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Lodging necessary document
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Providing you with a registration confirmation statement
How it works:
Get clarity on what you need by booking a free chat.
Get a plan by attending your initial strategy and recommendation meeting with us.
Get support. We’ll walk with you through the whole process ahead.
FAQ
- If you have an entitlement to an estate, you won’t have to pay your fixed fees until you receive your entitlement from the estate.
- If you are an executor or administrator of an estate, we can defer payment of our fixed fees until assets are received by the estate.
- We may ask you to pay money towards expenses such as court filing fees.
- Terms and conditions apply and can be provided on request.
- The ‘Just the grant’ and ‘Probate plus’ packages are not suitable for complex applications for a grant such as a grant of a lost will, a grant of an informal will (i.e. a will that doesn’t meet the formal requirements of a valid will), a limited or urgent grant. We will provide you with a tailored fixed fee proposal if these circumstances apply.
- If a renunciation is required because an executor does not want to act or none of the named executors are applying for the grant and letters of administration with the will are required, our fixed fee will increase by $275 inc GST.
- Our estate administration and probate packages are for Queensland estates only.