Probate — Kallangur
Probate solicitors at Kallangur and Murrumba Downs
Kallangur, Murrumba Downs, Dakabin and Petrie executors — a grant of probate for $3,300 incl. GST, full estate administration for $8,800.
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.
Estates along the Kallangur and Petrie corridor are usually modest and straightforward: a house, a bank account, superannuation, sometimes a car and a caravan. Straightforward does not mean quick if the paperwork is wrong.
The most common problem we see here is the will itself — a kit will with poor witnessing, alterations in pen, or staple holes suggesting a page was removed. Each of those requires an affidavit explaining it before the registry will grant probate.
We tell executors early whether a grant is needed at all, and if it is not, we say so.
Probate for Kallangur and Petrie corridor executors
Most estates in this corridor are a single home, superannuation and a bank account. The grant is usually needed because the house is in the deceased's sole name, and the sale follows straight after.
Kit wills and home-made alterations are common here and are the single biggest cause of delay. We deal with them by affidavit up front rather than waiting for a registry requisition.
Executors work with us by phone and email, or in person at 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough.
- Fixed fees
- Grant $3,300, full administration $8,800, incl. GST, quoted before you engage us.
- Kit wills handled
- Alterations, witnessing defects and missing pages evidenced properly the first time.
- Grant tested first
- We ask the bank in writing whether it will release without a grant.
- Sale on the same file
- Transmission application and conveyance handled in-house after the grant issues.
Areas and postcodes served: 4503 Kallangur · 4503 Murrumba Downs · 4503 Dakabin · 4502 Petrie
What comes up on a Kallangur estate
Problem wills
Alterations, missing pages, staple marks and informal documents dealt with by affidavit so the registry does not requisition the application months later.
Modest estates
We test the bank's threshold in writing first. Where no grant is required, the estate keeps the money.
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 Kallangur and Murrumba Downs, Dakabin, Petrie, North Lakes, Lawnton, Griffin, 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
The will has been written on and re-stapled — is it still valid?
Probably, but the registry will want an affidavit explaining when the alteration was made and accounting for the staple holes. We prepare that as part of the fixed fee rather than treating it as an extra.
How much does a grant of probate cost in Kallangur?
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.