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title: "Caveat (Queensland UCPR Form 116)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-qld-ucpr-116-probate-caveat"
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law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Caveat (Queensland UCPR Form 116)

> Link to Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Form 116, published on the Queensland Courts forms index as a caveat. The index entry opened gives the form, not a time limit.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-qld-ucpr-116-probate-caveat  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Wills, Estates, Probate & Succession](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession.md)
- Jurisdictions: Queensland
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at courts.qld.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.

## When to use it

Use when a caveat is filed in a Queensland probate matter and Form 116 is the current caveat. The lawyer checks the probate chapter of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules before filing. Notice in support of a caveat is Form 118.

## Used for these tasks

- [Build a will-validity issues list: execution, capacity and suspicious circumstances](https://ailawframework.com/practice/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/build-a-will-validity-issues-list-execution-capacity-and-suspicious-circ.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may check the draft against the current official form and list what is missing; the lawyer settles every statement that will be filed and signs or lodges the form.

**AI may:**

- Check the draft is the current version of the form and list every blank field or missing attachment
- Index the documents on the file that the form calls for, with date and author
- Turn the court's published filing and service steps into a checklist for this matter

**AI must not:**

- Must not write allegations, grounds, orders or figures in words that will be filed
- Must not decide jurisdiction, standing or whether a time limit has been met
- Must not sign, lodge or serve the form

**The lawyer checks:**

- Form 116 is the caveat the current forms index publishes
- The lawyer has checked the probate rules for when a caveat may be filed
- The estate and the interest claimed are settled by the lawyer
- Form 118 is filed if the rules require a notice in support

## Authorities

- [Queensland Courts forms index, Form 116](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/going-to-court/court-resources/forms?&start_rank=371)
- [Form 116 (DOC)](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0010/850816/ucpr-f-116-070614.doc)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/going-to-court/court-resources/forms?&start_rank=371)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by courts.qld.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/wills-estates-probate-and-succession/form-qld-ucpr-116-probate-caveat and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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