---
title: "Prepare the probate or letters-of-administration application pack"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/prepare-the-probate-or-letters-of-administration-application-pack"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A17-T1-R6"
practice_area: "Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare the probate or letters-of-administration application pack

> From the will, death certificate and asset list, draft the application, inventory and a requisition-risk checklist.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/prepare-the-probate-or-letters-of-administration-application-pack  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the will, death certificate and asset list, draft the application, inventory and a requisition-risk checklist. |
| What the lawyer must review | Confirm the original will, the correct applicant and current filing requirements Reconcile the source documents as a separate step; this is the application pack |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer reviews the work against the instructions, sources and intended use.

- What the AI does: Potential support includes extracting and organising information and preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope.
- What the lawyer does: Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Suggested checking approach based on the task guidance. Complete the assessment for the actual tool, information and jurisdiction.
- Why: The plan reflects the described work and review requirements. Policy colours are not used to determine permission or checking.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm each factual assertion with the witness and original record. Preserve the witness’s own knowledge and words, and check the court’s rules for this document.
2. Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
3. Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
4. Confirm instructions and personal circumstances through appropriate direct engagement. Have the responsible lawyer assess safety, capacity or vulnerability concerns and escalation.
5. Obtain and inspect the relevant current official register or search result. Confirm identities, interests and the date and scope of the search.
6. Review the original source set for relevant material absent from the output, including contrary evidence, qualifications and unresolved gaps.
7. Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
8. Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
9. Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.

## Notes

- Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts. The checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Probate originating application (Supreme Court of South Australia Forms PROB1 and PROB2): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-sa-probate.md) | Form | Red | Link to the South Australian probate forms. PROB1 is the ex parte originating application and PROB2 the inter partes application. Lodgement is electronic through CourtSA.… |
| [Application for a grant of probate or administration (Supreme Court of Victoria, RedCrest-Probate): completion and filing guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-vic-probate-application.md) | Form | Red | Link to the Probate Office forms and RedCrest-Probate, with a guide to the 15-day advertisement, the generated affidavit and inventory, the originals to post, and the supporting forms most often… |
| [Application for a grant of probate or letters of administration (Supreme Court of Queensland): forms 101 to 119 guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-qld-application-for-grant.md) | Form | Red | Link to the Queensland Courts guide and UCPR forms for a grant, with the Queensland Law Reporter advertisement, notice to the Public Trustee, the 14-day and 7-day waits, the form set for each grant… |
| [Grant application (Supreme Court of Tasmania probate forms): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-tas-probate.md) | Form | Red | Link to the Judge-approved probate forms of the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Form 4 is the application for a grant or reseal. Supporting affidavits and the inventory are on the same list.… |
| [Grant of probate (ACT Supreme Court Forms 3.1, 3.4, 3.11 and 3.14): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-act-probate.md) | Form | Red | Link to the ACT Supreme Court wills and probate forms. A probate application uses Form 3.1, Form 3.4 in duplicate, and affidavits.… |
| [Application for a grant of probate or administration (Supreme Court of Western Australia, Probate Online): preparation guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-wa-probate-application.md) | Form | Red | Link to the Court's probate forms and fees page and Probate Online, with a guide to the motion, affidavit and statement of assets and liabilities, the originals the Court needs, the information to… |
| [Application for probate (Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Forms 88A, 88B and 88I): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-nt-probate.md) | Form | Red | Link to the Northern Territory probate information sheet and the Form 88 series. The applicant advertises with Form 88B, searches, then files affidavits by email.… |
| [Consent under section 9 of the Wills Act 1997 (Supreme Court of Victoria, Probate Office)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-vic-probate-consent-section-9-wills-act.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Probate Office sample form of consent under section 9 of the Wills Act 1997. |
| [Citation to take probate (Queensland UCPR Form 125)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-qld-ucpr-125-citation-to-take-probate.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Form 125, published on the Queensland Courts forms index as a citation to take probate. The list also publishes Form 124 as a request for issue of a citation. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/prepare-the-probate-or-letters-of-administration-application-pack/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*