VIC probate forms, explained
Updated 20 August 2026 · 5 minute read
Every document in a Victoria probate application, what the registry is actually checking in each, and where they come from. Filing runs through RedCrest-Probate (e-filing has been mandatory since November 2024).
The documents, in filing order
RedCrest-Probate advertisement
The online notice of intended application ($38). The 14-day clock runs from publication.
Originating motion
Generated by RedCrest-Probate from your online answers — you don't draft it from scratch.
Affidavit in support
Sworn statement covering the will, the death and your entitlement to apply; exhibits the will and death certificate.
Inventory of assets and liabilities
All Victorian assets and debts at date-of-death values, entered into RedCrest.
Universal supporting documents
- Original will and any codicils — copies only with the court's permission
- Death certificate from Births, Deaths and Marriages (certified copies for every institution)
- Certified ID for each applicant
- Date-of-death asset and liability evidence — bank letters, registry statements, valuations
Current forms and lodgment instructions are published by the Supreme Court of Victoria — via RedCrest-Probate (e-filing has been mandatory since November 2024). Forms change (usually each July with the fee schedules); always download fresh rather than reusing one from an old matter.
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 VIC.
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Grant-only fixed fees typically run $1,500–$3,000 — the firm drafts, you sign. Quotes in one business day.
Get fixed-fee probate quotesDo I file online or on paper in VIC?
RedCrest-Probate (e-filing has been mandatory since November 2024).
What does filing cost?
See cost of probate in VIC 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 VIC.
Sources
- Supreme Court of Victoria — Probate Office fees (supremecourt.vic.gov.au)
- RedCrest-Probate user guide
- VIC probate fees 2026–27 (nationalprobate.com.au/vic/probate/costs)
- Probate Consultants — VIC processing times