Probate — Bribie Island
Probate solicitors for Bribie Island
Bellara, Bongaree, Woorim and Banksia Beach estates — fixed-fee grants of probate at $3,300 and full estate administration at $8,800, including GST.
Grant of probate
$3,300
including GST
Full estate administration
$8,800
including GST
The Supreme Court filing fee and the cost of publishing the required notice are set by others and charged at cost. No percentage of the estate. See the full probate page for what each fee covers.
Bribie has one of the older populations in South East Queensland, and the estates reflect it: a modest house or unit, a term deposit, a share parcel bought a long time ago and often an aged care accommodation deposit still sitting with the provider.
The refundable accommodation deposit is worth flagging. It is an estate asset, the provider has a statutory period in which to refund it, and it should be chased rather than waited on.
We act for Bribie executors without asking them to travel — most of the file runs by phone and email, and we can meet at Caloundra when signing is needed.
Probate for Bribie Island executors
Bribie executors are usually told to go to Brisbane. There is no reason to. The application is filed electronically in the Supreme Court of Queensland wherever your solicitor sits, and we run Bribie estates from Caloundra, about 40 minutes up the road, or from Scarborough on the peninsula side.
The island's demographics shape the files. A high proportion of estates here involve aged care: a refundable accommodation deposit held by the provider, a home at Bongaree or Bellara sold to fund it, and a family living somewhere else entirely. The deposit is an estate asset and the provider has a statutory period to refund it once the grant issues.
The other recurring feature is old paper. Share parcels bought through a 1990s float, passbook accounts, and unclaimed money sitting with the Public Trustee or ASIC. We search for those before distribution rather than after.
- No trip to Brisbane
- Filed electronically in the Supreme Court of Queensland. Signing can be witnessed by a local JP or by us at Caloundra.
- Aged care refunds
- Refundable accommodation deposits claimed from the provider and followed through the statutory refund period.
- Island titles
- Bongaree, Bellara, Woorim and Banksia Beach houses and units transferred to the executor by transmission, then sold from the same file.
- Lost assets
- Historic share registries, dormant accounts and unclaimed money traced before the estate is distributed.
Areas and postcodes served: 4507 Bongaree · 4507 Bellara · 4507 Woorim · 4507 Banksia Beach · 4511 Ningi · 4511 Sandstone Point
What comes up on a Bribie Island estate
Aged care refundable deposits
We claim the refundable accommodation deposit from the provider and follow the statutory refund period rather than letting it drift.
Old share parcels and lost holdings
Historic share registries, unclaimed money and dormant accounts are traced as part of administration so the estate is not distributed with assets left behind.
We tell you if you do not need a grant
Assets held as joint tenants pass by survivorship, and superannuation and life insurance often sit outside the estate. If the bank's threshold covers it, we will say so rather than sell you an application.
Notice, filing and requisitions handled
Notice of intention to apply published and served on the Public Trustee, the application and executor's affidavit prepared and filed in the Supreme Court of Queensland, and any registry requisitions dealt with.
Property in the estate dealt with in-house
Transmission application to put the executor on title, then the sale or transfer itself. One firm, one file — the estate is not paying a second practice to finish the job.
Where we meet you
Our Sunshine Coast office is at 40 Theresa Street, Golden Beach QLD 4551 and our peninsula office at 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough QLD 4020, both by appointment. We act for executors across Bribie Island and Bellara, Bongaree, Woorim, Banksia Beach, Ningi, Sandstone Point, and most of an estate file runs perfectly well by phone and email.
Who will handle it
Michael Klein
Legal Practice Director
Admitted 2003. Based in Redcliffe, Moreton Bay.
Read Michael's profile
Common questions
Do we have to travel to a Brisbane firm?
No. The application is filed electronically in the Supreme Court of Queensland regardless of where your solicitor sits. We run Bribie estates from Caloundra and the peninsula, and can meet on the Sunshine Coast side if signing in person suits you.
How much does a grant of probate cost in Bribie Island?
Our fixed professional fee for a straightforward grant is $3,300 including GST, and full estate administration is $8,800 including GST. The Supreme Court filing fee and the cost of publishing the required notice are set by others and charged at cost. We put both figures in writing before you engage us, and the estate normally pays them.
How long does it take?
The notice must be published and served on the Public Trustee, and the application cannot be filed until at least 14 days later. Where the material is in order a grant commonly issues six to ten weeks after we start. Collecting assets and distributing takes longer again.
What if there is no will?
The application becomes one for letters of administration, and the intestacy rules decide who is entitled to apply. The steps and our fixed fee are the same; the extra work sits in identifying and evidencing the next of kin.
When can the estate be distributed?
Not within six months of the date of death without accepting real risk — a family provision application can still be brought, and an executor who has already paid the money out can be left personally carrying it. We will tell you when it is safe to distribute and what to do if a claim is foreshadowed.
Do I have to attend an office?
No. Most executors deal with us by email and phone, and documents can be signed and witnessed locally. Our offices at 40 Theresa Street, Golden Beach QLD 4551 and 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough QLD 4020 are available by appointment if you would rather sit down with someone.
Related pages and guides
- Wills, estates and elder law
- Estate disputes and family provision claims
- Do I need probate in Queensland?
- Dying without a will in Queensland
- What an executor does when the estate is contested
Probate in nearby areas
Send us the will and we will tell you what is needed
Call 0488 340 853 or send the will and a list of assets through. We will confirm whether a grant is required and give you the fee in writing.