Welcome to Probate Lawyers Australia
Merthyr Law
- Legal Firm
- Merthyr Law
- Address
- Level 7
269 Wickham Street
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 - Phone
- 07 3252 5044
- Fax
- 07 3252 1075
- mail@merthyrlaw.com.au
- Website
- www.merthyrlaw.com.au
Contact
Steve Grant
Credentials
Merthyr Law has considerable experience in the preparation of Wills and in providing value products to individuals and family businesses on estate planning, business structure, taxation and commercial law.
Creating a Will is not like fixing a car. You won’t get the chance to fix it once it breaks down and the consequences of a faulty Will can be disastrous.
If you want to make sure that the benefit of all your hard work passes to your surviving spouse and ultimately to your children and grandchildren then you need an expert in charge of your will.
For further information on the ways you can protect your family, visit our website and download a copy of our brochure “5 Ways to Protect Your Family”
Why Grant of Probate | Letters of Administration?
When someone dies leaving a Will, its executor must get in the deceased's property, file tax returns, pay debts, and then distribute net assets to beneficiaries.
These dutiful tasks can only be accomplished after a Probate Court validates the Will by a Grant of Probate, permitting the executor to proceed with impunity.
When there is no Will, the Probate Court grants Letters of Administration, appointing an "administrator" to the Estate.
Administrators and executors are trustees with identical responsibilities, and are the personal legal representative of their deceased Estate. But because there's no will and therefore no beneficiaries, administrators are entrusted to distribute an Estate's net assets to stipulated persons in accordance with inheritance laws.
Each is answerable to the Probate Court, and both may be required to file verified accounts.
This website is dedicated to helping you find a Probate Lawyer located near you to assist executors and close relatives of deceased persons with these complex legal responsilbities.
Most of our Probate Lawyers offer free legal advice on first telephone contact.