Probate — Maroochydore
Probate solicitors in Maroochydore
Maroochydore, Buderim and Mooloolaba estates — grants of probate $3,300, 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.
Sunshine Coast estates north of Caloundra often carry more than a house: an investment unit, a holiday letting arrangement, sometimes a small business or a commercial lease. Each adds a step to the administration rather than to the grant itself.
Where a property is in a letting pool or on short-stay platforms, income keeps arriving after death and has to be accounted for. The estate's tax return is not optional, and the date-of-death valuation matters for the beneficiaries' future capital gains position.
We are a law practice rather than a trustee company, so the fee is fixed rather than a percentage of the estate. A Buderim house does not make the paperwork harder, so it does not make the fee bigger.
What comes up on a Maroochydore estate
Investment property and letting pools
Post-death income, agent statements and the estate tax return are dealt with properly rather than reconstructed at distribution.
Date-of-death valuations
Valuations obtained and recorded so beneficiaries have a defensible cost base when they eventually sell.
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 Maroochydore and Buderim, Mooloolaba, Alexandra Headland, Kuluin, Cotton Tree, Sippy Downs, 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 you charge a percentage of the estate like a trustee company?
No. Percentage-based fees mean a larger estate pays more for identical work. We charge a fixed professional fee for the grant and a scoped fixed fee for administration, both quoted in writing before you engage us.
How much does a grant of probate cost in Maroochydore?
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.