Grant of Probate Services Adelaide and Sydney - Expert Estate Administration Lawyers

Secure your Grant of Probate: get court authority to access and distribute estate assets.

Our legal experts will handle all aspects of your probate application. 

We provide sensitive and understanding assistance through a challenging time.

We streamline the process to ensure you can focus on what matters most.

We handle the complex probate application process so you can focus on your family during this difficult time.

You’ve been named as executor in a will, but banks, property agents, and financial institutions won’t release assets without a Grant of Probate. The legal paperwork seems overwhelming, and you’re worried about making costly mistakes that could delay everything or expose you to personal liability. 

ADLV Law will prepare and submit your complete probate application, handle all court requirements, and obtain your Grant of Probate efficiently. We’ll guide you through every step, ensuring all legal obligations are met while protecting you from personal liability. 

With your Grant of Probate secured, you’ll have the legal authority to access bank accounts, sell property, and distribute assets according to the will. You can fulfill your duties as executor with confidence, knowing everything has been done correctly and legally. 

Ready to simplify the probate process?

Call us now to speak directly with one of our probate specialists. 

Our trusted probate experts.

You know being named as executor should be an honour, but instead you’re stuck because banks won’t release funds, you can’t sell property, and the legal paperwork feels impossible to navigate without making expensive mistakes. 

We will handle your complete Grant of Probate application from start to finish, preparing all court documents, liaising with the Supreme Court, and obtaining your legal authority to manage the estate. Ensuring you can access accounts, distribute assets, and fulfll your executor duties with complete confidence, knowing everything has been done correctly and legally.

When someone trusts you enough to name you as their executor, you shouldn’t be penalised by bureaucratic red tape and complex legal processes.

Families deserve to grieve and honour their loved ones without being trapped by administrative barriers that prevent them from carrying out the deceased’s final wishes. 

You’re a responsible family member or trusted friend who has been entrusted with managing someone’s final affairs, a role that should be about honouring their memory, not wrestling with legal complexities. 

You want to do right by the deceased and their beneficiaries, but the probate system seems designed to create obstacles rather than facilitate the orderly transfer of assets according to the will. 

It’s fundamentally unfair that at your most vulnerable time, when dealing with grief and loss, you’re forced to navigate complex legal processes that could expose you to personal liability if done incorrectly. 

You need legal authority to manage the deceased’s assets, but the Supreme Court won’t grant probate unless every document is perfect, and every requirement is met. 

Banks freeze accounts until you produce a Grant of Probate, property cannot be sold without court authority, beneficiaries are asking when they’ll receive their inheritance. 

You’re personally liable if you make mistakes as executor, the paperwork is complex and court requirements keep changing. 

Many executors spend months trying to navigate the process themselves, only to have applications rejected for technical errors. This delays estate distribution, frustrates beneficiaries, and can expose you to personal legal liability if something goes wrong. 

Every month without probate means ongoing expenses for property maintenance, insurance, and sometimes mortgage payments, all coming out of the estate’s value. Beneficiaries may also become impatient and start questioning your competence as executor. 

The emotional weight of estate management. 

We remove the stress and uncertainty by handling everything for you. You’ll sleep better knowing experienced probate lawyers are managing every detail, protecting you from liability, and keeping beneficiaries informed of progress. We prepare all required court documents, handle Supreme Court filings, respond to any court queries, and obtain your Grant of Probate efficiently. 

With Grant of Probate in hand, you have full legal authority to fulfill your executor duties. You can access all assets, pay debts, distribute inheritances, and close the estate knowing everything was done correctly and professionally. 

Our Simple 3-Step Process

Rest easy while we manage the details for you.

Step 1

Consultation

Call us for a no-obligation discussion about your specific situation. We’ll review the will, assess complexity, and provide a fixed-fee quote.

Step 2

Documentation

We prepare all Supreme Court documents, obtain required valuations, and file your complete application. You sign documents and provide information, we handle everything else.

Step 3

Court Processing and Probate

We monitor your application, respond to any court queries, and collect your Grant of Probate. You’ll have legal authority to manage all estate assets. 

Our experienced estate administration lawyers. 

We know what it feels like to be overwhelmed by legal responsibilities when you’re already dealing with grief. Being named as executor is an honour, but it can feel like a burden when you don’t know where to start or worry about making expensive mistakes. 

Like you, we’re frustrated by bureaucratic processes that seem designed to create obstacles rather than help families during difficult times. The probate system should facilitate the orderly transfer of assets, not create additional stress for grieving families. 

We care about ensuring you can fulfill your executor duties with confidence and protect your family relationships throughout the process. 

Our legal team has over 20 years of experience in estate management and has successfully handled thousands of probate cases. We’ll handle the legal complexities so you can focus on honouring your loved one’s memory and supporting your family. 

Kasia Maczuga
Kasia Maczuga
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Catherine Fairlie

Our Great Lawyer Guarantee

We want to be part of your team over the long term. We’ll achieve this by sticking closely to the following key principles

Take the time

We’ll listen carefully to understand what you want to achieve. Then we’ll thoroughly explain our advice and step you through the documents. You can be sure you’ll know the full consequences.

Work as a team

Someone will always be available to answer your questions, or point you in the right direction. You will also benefit from a range of perspectives and experience.

Shared knowledge

One of our key goals is to pass on as much knowledge as we can, so you can make your own informed decisions. We want to make you truly independent.

Stick to our knitting

We only do what we’re good at. You can be confident that we know what we’re doing and won’t pass on the cost of our learning.

Transparent pricing

For advice and documents, we provide a fixed or capped quote so you don’t take price risk. If you’re in a dispute, we’ll map out the process and costs so you know what to expect.

It's your show!

We’re not in this game for our egos. We’re in it for a front row seat to witness your success.

Fixed-fee pricing 

We’ll provide you with a comprehensive Work Proposal detailing:  

 

  • The full scope of services 
  • Clear fixed fees for each stage of the process 
  • Realistic timelines for implementation 
  • Our fixed fair fees mean no surprises.  
  • All consultations, document preparation, meetings, and implementation support are included in the price we quote you. 

Take the first step

Call us now to book an appointment with one of our experienced estate planning lawyers.

We’ll discuss the best way to pass on your wealth, and gain peace of mind.

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