The application to Court to obtain the authorisation is commonly known as proving or obtaining Probate. At the end of the process, the Court issues a document known as:
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- The Grant of Probate authorising the Executor (where there is a Will); or
- The Grant of Letters Of Administration authorising the Administrator (where there is no Will).
Many people mistakenly believe that the Grant Letters of Administration is a letter from a lawyer. This confusion often arises when the term is shortened to “Letters of Administration” and accompanied by the suggestion that a lawyer can help you obtain it, rather than specifying “the Grant Letters of Administration” in full.
There are additional steps that are required by the Court for Grant Letters Of Administration. Read “How to Start the Grant of Probate Process?“
