Wills and Probate - Forms
Application for a Grant of Probate | |
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Documents to be filed: | |
| Form 3.1 | Originating application – probate |
| Form 3.4 | Grant of probate (in duplicate with a copy of the will attached to each) |
| Form 3.11 | Affidavit of applicant for probate |
| Form 3.14 | Affidavit of search |
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| Notice of intention to apply for probate | From 1 March 2022 a notice of intention to apply for probate must be published on the ACT Supreme Court website not less than 14 days and not more than 3 months, before the day the application is filed in Court To publish a notice, go to the ACT Supreme Court Probate Notice smart form – under ‘Application type’, choose Notice of intention to apply for probate and complete the required information. The notice must be published not less than 14 days, and not more than 3 months, before the day the application is filed in Court. |
Other forms that may be required: | |
| Form 3.15 | Renunciation of probate (see rule 3014 from volume 2 of Court Procedures Rules 2006) |
Application for Letters of Administration with Will Annexed | |||
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Documents to be filed: | |||
| Form 3.2 | Originating application – letters of administration – with will | ||
| Form 3.5 | Grant of letters of administration – with will (in duplicate with a copy of the will attached to each) | ||
| Form 3.12 | Affidavit of applicant for administration – with will | ||
| Form 3.14 | Affidavit of search | ||
Original Will | |||
Notice of intention to apply for letters of administration (with will) | From 1 March 2022 a notice of intention to apply for letters of administration (with will) must be published on the ACT Supreme Court website not less than 14 days and not more than 3 months, before the day the application is filed in Court To publish a notice, go to the ACT Supreme Court Probate Notice smart form – under ‘Application type’, choose Notice of intention to apply for letters of administration – with will and complete the required information. The notice must be published not less than 14 days, and not more than 3 months, before the day the application is filed in Court. | ||
Other forms that may be required: | |||
| Renunciation of probate (see rule 3014 from volume 2 of Court Procedures Rules 2006) | |||
Application for Letters of Administration with no Will | |
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Documents to be filed: | |
| Form 3.3 | Originating application – letters of administration – no will |
| Form 3.6 | Grant of letters of administration – no will (in duplicate) |
| Form 3.13 | Affidavit of applicant for administration – no will |
| Affidavit of search | |
Notice of intention to apply for letters of administration (no will) | From 1 March 2022 a notice of intention to apply for letters of administration (no will) must be published on the ACT Supreme Court website not less than 14 days and not more than 3 months, before the day the application is filed in Court To publish a notice, go to the ACT Supreme Court Probate Notice smart form – under ‘Application type’, choose Notice of intention to apply for letters of administration – no will and complete the required information. The notice must be published not less than 14 days, and not more than 3 months, before the day the application is filed in Court. |
Other forms that may be required: | |
| Form 3.10 | Consent to administration of estate (see rules 3007 and 3008 from volume 2 of Court Procedures Rules 2006) |
| Form 3.21 | Administration bond (see rule 3045) |
| Affidavit of justification (see rule 3047) | |
Application for a Reseal of Foreign Grant | |
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Documents to be filed: | |
| Form 3.16 | Originating application – reseal of foreign grant |
| Form 3.17 | Reseal of foreign grant (in duplicate with a copy of the foreign grant annexed to each) |
| Form 3.19 | Affidavit of applicant for reseal of foreign grant |
| Form 3.20 | Affidavit of search - reseal of foreign grant |
Original foreign grant | |
Notice of intention to apply for reseal of a foreign grant | From 1 March 2022 a Notice of intention to apply for reseal of a foreign grant must be published on the ACT Supreme Court website not less than 14 days and not more than 3 months, before the day the application is filed in Court To publish a notice, go to the ACT Supreme Court Probate Notice smart form – under ‘Application type’, choose Notice of intention to apply for reseal of a foreign grant and complete the required information. The notice must be published not less than 14 days, and not more than 3 months, before the day the application is filed in Court. |