Form and sample affidavits to be used to request delivery of a will which is held by the Registrar of Probates for safekeeping.
Please download and complete the request to uplift will form and the appropriate affidavit. Once completed, the request to uplift will form and the duly sworn/affirmed affidavit and exhibit(s) are to be submitted via RedCrest-Probate.
On RedCrest-Probate, select “File a document for an existing application” and then upload the documents under the appropriate document type.
If the requestor is the testator, the affidavit must confirm that the requestor is the same person named on the envelope containing the will.
If the requestor is not the testator, the affidavit must provide evidence of the testator’s death by exhibiting a certified copy of the testator’s death certificate. The affidavit must also address the status of any executors named in the will who are not requesting delivery of the will. If an executor is unable to act, medical evidence must be exhibited to the affidavit. If another executor has the same right to apply as the executor(s) making the application to uplift the will then written consent of the other executor(s) must be exhibited to the affidavit.