Probate and Letters of Administration Packages and Prices

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Applying for the Grant

Suitable if you want to administer the estate yourself but require assistance with obtaining a grant of probate or letters of administration from the Supreme Court of NSW.

In New South Wales, solicitor’s fees are scaled in accordance with Schedule 3 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2015. These prescribed fees are based on the gross value of the estate’s assets, as set out in the below table*

Prescribed Fees

Disclosed value of assets	Legal costs payable (excluding GST)**
Not exceeding $30,000	$560 Plus $13.33 for each $1,000 up to $30,000
Exceeding $30,000 but not exceeding $150,000	$960 Plus $5.90 for each $1,000 in excess of $30,000
Exceeding $150,000 but not exceeding $1,000,000	$1,670 Plus $4.47 for each $1,000 in excess of $150,000
Exceeding $1,000,000 but not exceeding $3,000,000	$5,470 Plus $1.66 for each $1,000 in excess of $1,000,000
Exceeding $3,000,000 but not exceeding $5,000,000	$8,800 Plus $1.10 for each $1,000 in excess of $3,000,000
Exceeding $5,000,000 but not exceeding $10,000,000	$11,000 Plus $0.90 for each $1,000 in excess of $5,000,000
Exceeding $10,000,000	$15,500

* The above prescribed fees are current as at 01/01/2022
** The above prescribed fees are exclusive of GST. A solicitor is entitled to recover GST by charging an amount of 10% above the above prescribed fees.

What Do The Above Prescribed Fees Cover?

The prescribed fees cover the work performed by a solicitor in obtaining a grant, including:

Publishing the online notice to apply for a grant;

Drafting all relevant court documents including the Summons, affidavit of executor/administrator, grant of probate/administration and inventory of property;

Meeting with you to sign your application and affidavits;

Filing the application for the grant with the court;

Responding to any requisitions from the court;

Filing additional affidavits and materials in response to any requisitions;

Providing you with certified copies of the grant.

Disbursements

Disbursements are moneys which a law firm pays or is liable to pay to others on your behalf. Disbursements are paid in addition to the above professional fees and include court filing fees, lodgement fees and stamp duty.

The anticipated disbursements for a grant are as follows:

Supreme Court Filing Fees

Disclosed Value of Assets	Supreme Court Filing Fee
Not exceeding $100,000	No filing fee
Exceeding $100,000 but not exceeding $250,000	$802
Exceeding $250,000 but not exceeding $500,000	$1,088
Exceeding $500,000 but not exceeding $1 million	$1,669
Exceeding $1 million but not exceeding $2 million	$2,224
Exceeding $2 million but not exceeding $5 million	$3,707
Exceeding $5 million	$6,179

Court Fee – Application for Probate or Letters of Administration

Publishing an online notice to apply for a grant – Supreme Court of NSW - $49

Court Fee – Intended distribution

Publishing an online notice of intended distribution – Supreme Court of NSW - $49

Who Pays The Costs Of Obtaining The Grant?

The court filing fee and the solicitor’s professional costs associated with obtaining a grant are estate expenses. These costs can be properly reimbursed to the executor from the estate assets prior to distribution to the beneficiaries.

What Happens Next?

Once the court issues the grant, the executor or administrator can instruct their solicitor to proceed with the estate administration. Generally, this involves calling in the estate assets, discharging any estate liabilities and selling the estate assets if required and attending to distribution to the beneficiaries. Our fees for estate administration work vary and will be determined by the nature and complexity of the estate.

Administration expenses can be found here:

Administration Expenses

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