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SA probate forms, explained

Updated 20 August 2026 · 5 minute read

Every document in a South Australia probate application, what the registry is actually checking in each, and where they come from. Filing runs through CourtSA online portal (Probate Registry).

The documents, in filing order

  1. CourtSA probate application

    Prepared and lodged in the CourtSA portal; the system assembles the formal documents.

  2. Executor's affidavit

    Sworn support for the application, exhibiting the will and death certificate.

  3. Statement of assets and liabilities

    SA assets and debts at date-of-death values.

Universal supporting documents

Where to get them

Current forms and lodgment instructions are published by the Supreme Court of South Australia — via CourtSA online portal (Probate Registry). Forms change (usually each July with the fee schedules); always download fresh rather than reusing one from an old matter.

The checking that matters

Registries requisition applications over small things: a middle name that doesn't match the will, an unexplained alteration, an inventory that omits a joint account. Slow, boring accuracy here is what keeps you inside the timeframes in how long probate takes in SA.

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Do I file online or on paper in SA?

CourtSA online portal (Probate Registry).

What does filing cost?

See cost of probate in SA for the 2026–27 fee tiers.

What about no-will estates?

The document set changes — more affidavits, relationship evidence and searches. See letters of administration in SA.

Sources

  • Courts Administration Authority SA — probate fees (courts.sa.gov.au)
  • CourtSA — probate registry
  • Law Handbook SA — deceased estates
  • Probate Australia — SA guide