Initial Meeting

Someone close to you has died and you’re unsure where to start. You think you might need some help but are not really sure. Find out where you stand, what needs to be done and leave our initial meeting with some certainty, and a plan and an experienced lawyer to contact if you need further support.

$330*

inc GST for 1 hour consultation*

What we do for you:  

• review the Will (if applicable/available) and death certificate (if issued)

• clearly explain where you stand legally

• if you are an executor or eligible to be appointed as an administrator, discuss the steps you should take straight away

• consider the deceased's known assets and provide you with an indication of what you will need to do in the administration 

• following our meeting, provide you with a tailored estimate of our costs to assist you with part or all of the estate administration         

*If, after your initial consultation, you decide you would like us to support you through the full estate administration, and agree to our estimate of costs, the cost of your initial consultation will be included in, and not additional to, the costs of the full estate administration.

Grants of Representation*

Probate

Where there is a valid Will and the person(s) appointed as Executor are willing and able to act.

$2,000*

inc GST, excluding court filing and mandatory advertising expenses

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Letters of Administration

Where there is a valid Will and the named Executor is unable to act or where there is no valid Will.

 $2,200*

inc GST, excluding court filing and mandatory advertising expenses

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 What we do for you:  

• Obtain the original Will (if applicable) and order a death certificate (if necessary)

• Review the Will (if applicable) and death certificate

• Publish and serve the notice of intention to apply for a Grant 

• Prepare the application and affidavits

• Meet with you to sign your application and affidavits

• File the application and affidavits in the Supreme Court and collecting same once the Grant has issued

• Answer any inquiries or requisitions issued by the Supreme Court**; 

• Give you the original Grant, together with 4 certified copies 

**Any requisition from the Supreme Court or additional work required more than clarification by telephone will be in addition to the package fee. Additional work will be charged at your lawyer’s standard hourly rate. 

* Prices are current as at 1 July 2024 and apply to standard applications for a Grant of Probate or Grant of Letters of Administration with the Will or on Intestacy only.  A breakdown of the estimated expenses will be provided to you following your initial consultation.   

We will provide you with our fee proposal if a complex application is required or as soon as we identify any other matter which may increase the work required, and the cost.

Property Transactions

(Fixed pricing applies to Queensland Properties Only)

Record of Death

Required where you own a property as joint tenant with someone who has passed away a record of death to get the property into your name.

$550.00*

per property

inc GST, title search fee and Titles Queensland lodgment fees

What we do for you:

• Obtain and review current title search for the property

• Order a death certificate (if necessary);

• Review the death certificate and certify copies

• Draft and sign the Request to Record Death

• Lodge the required documents with Titles Queensland

• Provide you with confirmation of registration

Transmission Application to Legal Personal Representative

Where you need to register an estate property into your name as executor or administrator so you can either sell the property or transfer it to beneficiaries.

$1,150*

inc GST, title search, Titles Queensland and PEXA lodgment fees
(reduced rates apply to subsequent properties)

What we do for you:

• Obtain and review current title search for the property

• Obtain the original documents required to be lodged at Titles Queensland with the Transmission Application

• Review the death certificate and Will (plus Probate or Letters of Administration if obtained) and certify copies

• Draft and sign the Transmission Application

• Draft required statutory declaration(s) and arrange for signature

• Lodge documents with Titles Queensland 

• Provide you with confirmation of registration 

Transmission Application to Beneficiary in Will

Where a property can be transferred directly from the deceased’s name to a beneficiary pursuant to the Will.

$1,100*

inc GST, title search and Titles Queensland lodgment fee

(reduced rates apply to subsequent properties)

What we do for you:

• Obtain and review current title search for the property

• Obtain the original documents required to be lodged at Titles Queensland with the Transmission Application

• Review the death certificate and Will (plus Probate or Letters of Administration if obtained) and certify copies

• Draft and sign the Transmission Application

• Draft required statutory declarations and arrange for signature

• Lodge documents with Titles Queensland 

• Provide you with confirmation of registration

* Prices are current as at 1 January 2024 and apply to standard records of death and transmissions only. A breakdown of the estimated expenses will be provided to you following your initial consultation.   

We will provide you with our fee proposal if a complex application is required or as soon as we identify any other matter which may increase the work required, and the cost.