Probate — Caboolture
Probate solicitors in Caboolture
Grants of probate and letters of administration for Caboolture, Morayfield and Burpengary estates — $3,300 for a grant, $8,800 for the whole administration, 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.
Caboolture and Morayfield estates often involve an acreage block, a manufactured home in a residential park, or a house that has been in the family for a long time. Each of those is handled differently once the owner has died.
Manufactured home parks are the one most people get wrong. The home is owned, the land is not — what the estate holds is a site agreement plus a home to be sold or removed, and the park operator's rules govern the timing.
Intestacy is more common here than people expect. Where there is no will, the entitlement is fixed by statute, and blended families produce an outcome that surprises everyone involved.
Probate for Caboolture and Morayfield estates
Caboolture has a Magistrates Court, but probate is not a Magistrates Court matter. Grants of probate and letters of administration are made by the Supreme Court of Queensland and filed electronically at Brisbane, so no local court attendance arises for you at any stage.
The estate profile out here is different from the coast. More acreage and rural-residential blocks, more manufactured homes in residential parks, and more estates where no will was ever made. Each of those changes the paperwork rather than the fee.
Where there is no will, we apply for letters of administration and evidence the next of kin under Queensland's intestacy rules. In blended families that evidence takes more work than the application itself, and it is the part that is worth getting right the first time.
- Where it is filed
- Supreme Court of Queensland at Brisbane, electronically. Caboolture Magistrates Court has no probate jurisdiction.
- Meeting you
- Scarborough (15 Fortune Street) is roughly 25 minutes from Caboolture; most files run entirely by phone and email.
- Manufactured home parks
- The home is an estate asset, the land is not. Site agreements and park rules govern the sale timing and we deal with the operator directly.
- Intestate estates
- Letters of administration, statutory legacy calculations and next-of-kin evidence for blended Moreton Bay families.
Areas and postcodes served: 4510 Caboolture · 4506 Morayfield · 4505 Burpengary · 4504 Narangba · 4516 Elimbah · 4512 Wamuran
What comes up on a Caboolture estate
Acreage and rural-residential blocks
Water entitlements, sheds built without approval and boundary issues are worth finding before the estate lists the property, not during the contract.
Manufactured home parks
Site agreements, park rules and the operator's sale process determine what the estate can do with the home and how long it takes.
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 Caboolture and Morayfield, Burpengary, Elimbah, Narangba, Wamuran, Bribie Island, 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
There is no will and the family is blended — who is entitled?
Queensland's intestacy rules give the surviving spouse a statutory legacy and household chattels, then split the balance with the children, and a de facto partner of two years or more counts as a spouse. Where there are children from an earlier relationship the result is frequently not what anyone expected, and it is worth advice early.
How much does a grant of probate cost in Caboolture?
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.