WA probate forms, explained
Updated 20 August 2026 · 5 minute read
Every document in a Western Australia probate application, what the registry is actually checking in each, and where they come from. Filing runs through WA Probate Online application wizard (eCourts portal) for straightforward estates, paper filing otherwise.
The documents, in filing order
Motion for grant of probate
The formal application — generated by the Probate Online wizard for straightforward estates.
Executor's affidavit
Sworn support covering the will, the death and the estate.
Statement of assets and liabilities
WA assets and debts at date-of-death values.
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 Western Australia — via WA Probate Online application wizard (eCourts portal) for straightforward estates, paper filing otherwise. 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 WA.
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Get fixed-fee probate quotesDo I file online or on paper in WA?
WA Probate Online application wizard (eCourts portal) for straightforward estates, paper filing otherwise.
What does filing cost?
See cost of probate in WA 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 WA.
Sources
- Supreme Court of WA — wills and probate (supremecourt.wa.gov.au)
- WA Probate Online (ecourts.justice.wa.gov.au)
- WA probate fees 2026–27 (nationalprobate.com.au/wa/probate/costs)
- Affinitas Legal — WA probate timeframes