Perth Probate Solicitors
Solicitors in Gosnells

We handle the whole probate process from start to finish. To do this an executor needs to apply to the supreme court of western australia probate registry to obtain a grant of probate. After someone has died the deceased persons assets must be collected and the estate distributed according to the terms of the will. It is generally referred to as making an application for a grant of probate. Probate is the process of proving and registering in the supreme court of western australia (often called 'the probate office') the last will of a deceased. If no will exists the document issued by the probate registry is known as letters of administration.

If no Will exist an application must be made for Letters of istration. If there is a will, the person who applies for a Grant of Probate is called the Executor. If there is no will, the person who applies for Letters of istration is called the istrator. If no substitute executor is named in the will, an application has to be made for Letters of istration (with the will annexed). Usually, this application is made by a person who is a beneficiary of the will. Perth Probate Solicitors specialism in all areas of Deceased Estates. Lifeless Estates (applications for Grant of Probate or Letters of istration). In probate matters we offer capped legal fees, so that you will know exactly what our services will cost. Having this information available at the time of your first appointment will greatly assist us in preparing the Application for Grant of Probate or Letters of istration. Did the person making the Will have capacity? There are often issues as to whether a person was or was not a de facto of the deceased. We are a Perth based law firm and specialism in handling all probate cases, including disputed wills and applications for Letters of istration. Note that the fees that a lawyer may charge are regulated unless the lawyer and a client enter into a written costs agreement: see aw.legal costs.Ba.gov.aunoncontentious. He is also a member of STEP, an international organization of professionals in the area of trusts (including wills) and dead estates. Lisa has a broadly based family law practice with many rural clients and clients from the all over the Perth Metropolitan area. The application is usually made by the person named in the will as the Executor. This proves that the person named in the Grant of Probate or Letters of istration is authorized to deal with the estate. It’s not eternal necessary to make an application for probate or Letters of istration if: In this situation an application is made for Letters of istration (with Will Annex). Quite often, it is the case that the named executor is the spouse of the lifeless and is in no fit state psychologically to deal with these issues. The only legal executor is the person named in the will ardor the person who is granted letters of probate. A formal request to the Court to issue the Grant (called a Motion), including a death certificate and the original will. It currently takes about 34 weeks for a Grant of Probate or Letters of istration to issue from the Probate Office if there are no problems. Once a Grant of Probate or Letters of istration have issued, the estate can be dealt with.