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*
| Disclosed value of assets | Legal costs payable (excluding GST)** |
Not exceeding $30,000 | $560 |
Exceeding $30,000 but not exceeding $150,000 |
$960 |
Exceeding $150,000 but not exceeding $1,000,000 | $1,670 |
Exceeding $1,000,000 but not exceeding $3,000,000 |
$5,470 |
Exceeding $3,000,000 but not exceeding $5,000,000 |
$8,800 |
Exceeding $5,000,000 but not exceeding $10,000,000 | $11,000 |
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.
The prescribed fees cover the work performed by a solicitor in obtaining a grant, including:
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:
| 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 |
Publishing an online notice to apply for a grant – Supreme Court of NSW - $49
Publishing an online notice of intended distribution – Supreme Court of NSW - $49
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.
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:
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