What is The Victoria Probate Process and How Long Does Probate Take in Victoria?
The Probate Timeline
Submit a notice of an intended application for a grant to be published on the RedCrest-Probate website at least 15 days before filing an application.
Generate and submit an affidavit, an inventory of assets and liabilities and relevant exhibits in PDF to your draft application in RedCrest-Probate. Scan and upload each document separately.
Obtain required documents
Publish a Notice
Drafting the Application and Filing Court Documents
Receiving Probate
Obtain required documents
Obtain the original Will, death certificate, and details of the deceased’s assets and liabilities.
Publish a Notice
Drafting the Application and Filing Court Documents
Victoria Probate will prepare the following documents for signing, including:
- Affidavit of Executor; and
- Certificates of Exhibits exhibiting an original death certificate and the Inventory of Assets and Liabilities
Note: Clients are responsible for submitting these documents to the Supreme Court of Victoria via the RedCrest-Probate portal and for posting the original Will and supporting documents to the Court.
Receiving Probate
Once the application for Probate has been lodged to the Supreme Court of Victoria, Probate will be processed within approximately 20 working days (4 weeks), depending on the Supreme Court’s workload at the time of submission.
If there are any problems, the Supreme Court will issue a notice of requisition that must be answered before the application is granted.
Once approved, you’ll receive an official digital Grant of Probate, used to access and distribute estate assets.