The Court’s Probate Office provides information and assistance for applications for a grant of probate or administration. It deals with all applications made in Victoria and keeps a register of all grants issued by the Court and all wills deposited with the Court for safekeeping.
For more about how to apply, visit our applying for a grant of probate or administration page.
If you are ready to apply for a grant of representation, you can make an application via the Court’s eFiling system, RedCrest-Probate. For more information and guidance, including video tutorials on using the system, visit the help section in RedCrest-Probate.
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Contacting the Probate Office
Most of the information we can assist with is available on our website or RedCrest-Probate. If you cannot find an answer to your question on the website of RedCrest-Probate, you can contact the Probate Office in the following ways.
The Probate Office provides in-person services via pre-booked appointments at the Supreme Court Service Centre located at 450 Little Bourke Street. The Service Centre is open from 9:30am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
You can book an appointment online to have an affidavit in support of an application witnessed, or call the Probate Office on (03) 8600 2006 to book another type of appointment. The Probate Office is available to take phone enquiries on (03) 8600 2006 from 9:30am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. The Probate Office can also be contacted via email:
cebongr@fhcpbheg.ivp.tbi.nhua.vog.civ.truocpus@etaborp