Here you will find the most common forms that are lodged with the Probate Office.
| Summary | Documents |
|---|---|
| Probate Office - Persons authorised to witness affidavits in Victoria A list of persons authorised to witness affidavits within Victoria. |
List of persons authorised to witness affidavits in Victoria (pdf 62.03KB) |
| Probate Office - Notice to Produce This form is to be used to produce a Probate Office file to a judicial officer for a hearing. |
Notice to produce (pdf 76.13KB) Notice to produce (docx 24.96KB) |
| Probate Office - Surety's Guarantee These forms are to be used by an individual who is guaranteeing to make good any loss any person interested in the administration of an estate may suffer as a consequence of a breach of duty by the administrator. |
Surety's Guarantee (docx 25.55KB) Surety's Guarantee (pdf 419.58KB) |
| Letters of administration durante dementia – procedural guide The document below contains procedural guidance to assist in the preparation of an application for a grant of representation where the sole beneficiary named in a will (or on intestacy) is mentally incapable of applying for a grant and there is no provision in the will for a substituted executor to apply in the event the instituted executor is unable to act. |
Letters of administration durante dementia – procedural guide..pdf (pdf 287.46KB) |
| Probate Office – Affidavit of testamentary capacity This affidavit is to be used to establish the testamentary capacity of a deceased person at the time of making their will. |
Affidavit of testamentary capacity (pdf 183.75KB) Affidavit of testamentary capacity (docx 34.00KB) |
| Probate Office - Applicant’s grounds of revocation This form is to be used in support of an application to have a grant of representation revoked by the Court. |
Applicant’s grounds of revocation (docx 28.10KB) Applicant’s grounds of revocation (pdf 334.64KB) |
| Probate Office – Certificate identifying exhibit This form is to be used to identify an exhibit referred to within an affidavit. |
Certificate identifying exhibit (docx 27.54KB) Certificate identifying exhibit (pdf 166.27KB) |
| Probate Office – Notice of appointment of solicitor This form is to be used where a party to an existing proceeding who is not legally represented appoints a solicitor to represent them. |
Notice of appointment of solicitor – Probate Office (docx 24.11KB) Notice of appointment of solicitor – Probate Office (pdf 75.56KB) |
| Probate Office – Notice of change of address for service This form is to be used where a party to an existing proceeding changes their address for service or where a different solicitor within a firm now acts for that party. |
Notice of change of address for service – Probate Office (pdf 75.91KB) Notice of change of address for service – Probate Office (docx 24.31KB) |
| Probate Office – Notice of change of solicitor This form is to be used where a party to an existing proceeding who is legally represented appoints a different law firm to represent them. |
Notice of change of solicitor – Probate Office (docx 25.54KB) Notice of change of solicitor – Probate Office (pdf 75.62KB) |