Grant of Probate & Letters of Administration

Grant of Probate & Letters of Administration

A Grant of Probate or a Grant of Letters of Administration are legal processes where the Supreme Court gives authority to one person to manage a deceased person’s assets. Our skilled team can assist you during this often emotional process.

Grant of Probate & Letters of Administration

What is Probate?

When a person dies in South Australia, a grant of Probate or Letters of Administration may be required to deal with their property. A grant is recognition that the representative has legal authority to administer the deceased’s assets and estate.

How does the Probate process work?

Where a Will appoints an executor, an application for a grant of Probate should be made. Where a Will has no executor, or the executor is unwilling or unable to act, application for a grant of Letters of Administration should be made.

If you’re the appointed executor of a Will, contact us straight away so we can advise you on what you are permitted to do with your loved one’s assets, including what steps you need to take and when.

We will also advise you if a grant is required. If so, we can then provide an estimate of our fees. We work on a fixed fee basis and will let you know the costs up front.

We will then draft the application documents for you to sign before we submit them to the Supreme Court of South Australia for processing.

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