Probate — Margate
Probate solicitors at Margate and Woody Point
Margate, Woody Point and Clontarf executors — fixed-fee grants of probate $3,300 and full estate administration $8,800, both 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.
Margate estates are often a unit in a scheme along the foreshore or an older Woody Point house held for decades. Units bring a body corporate into the administration: levies keep accruing after death, insurance has to be confirmed, and the committee needs to know who the executor is.
Where the deceased owned the property with someone else, the first question is always how it was held. Joint tenancy passes by survivorship and needs no grant; tenants in common does not.
Michael Klein acts for Margate and Woody Point executors from 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough, five minutes down the road.
Probate for Margate and Woody Point executors
A high proportion of Margate estates involve a strata unit. That changes the practical work: the body corporate must be notified, levies continue to fall due, and the insurance position needs confirming while the unit sits empty.
We handle the grant, the transmission application putting the executor on title, and the sale itself on one file, so the estate is not paying two firms to finish one job.
Appointments at 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough, or at your home anywhere on the peninsula.
- Five minutes away
- 15 Fortune Street, Scarborough, with home and hospital visits across Margate and Woody Point.
- Strata handled
- Levies, insurance and body corporate notification managed as part of the administration.
- Title first
- Joint tenancy versus tenants in common confirmed before an application is prepared.
- Fixed fees
- Grant $3,300, full administration $8,800, incl. GST.
Areas and postcodes served: 4019 Margate · 4019 Woody Point · 4019 Clontarf · 4020 Scarborough
What comes up on a Margate estate
Body corporate units
Levies, insurance and scheme records dealt with so the executor's sale is not held up at the last minute by an unpaid notice.
Title checked before anything else
We search the title to confirm how the property was held before the estate spends money on an application it may not need.
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 Margate and Woody Point, Clontarf, Scarborough, Redcliffe, Newport, Kippa-Ring, 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 unit was owned jointly with my mother — do we need probate?
If it was held as joint tenants, it passes to her by survivorship and only a survivorship application is needed on the title. If it was held as tenants in common, the deceased's share forms part of the estate and a grant will usually be required. We check the title first.
How much does a grant of probate cost in Margate?
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.