​ሕግንና ደንብን በተመለከተ እርዳታ ማግኘት ይፈልጋሉን? - Amharic | هل تحتاج لمساعدة قانونية؟ - Arabic | ܤܢܝܼܩܵܐ ܝ݇ܘ̤ܬ ܠܗܲܝܵܪܬܵܐ ܩܵܢܘܿܢܵܝܬܵܐ؟ - Assyrian | Need Legal Help? - Auslan | Treba li vam pravna pomoc? - Bosnian | Burmese â Need Legal Help? | 需要法律帮助吗? - Chinese Simplified | 需要法律幫助嗎? - Chinese Traditional | Trebate li pravnu pomoć? - Croatian | ضرورت به کمک قانونی دارید؟ - Dari | Wïc Kuɔɔny në Wɛ̈t Löŋ? - Dinka | آیا به کمک حقوقی نیاز دارید؟ - Farsi | Gadreva na Veivuke Vakalawa? - Fijian | Kailangan ninyo ba ng tulong na panglegal? - Filipino | Besoin d’aide juridique ? - French | Χρειάζεστε βοήθεια σε νομικά ζητήματα - Greek | क्या आपको कानूनी सलाह चाहिए? - Hindi | Butuhkan Bantuan dalam Masalah Hukum? - Indonesian | Hai bisogno di assistenza legale? - Italian | ត្រូវការជំនួយលើបញ្ហាផ្លូវច្បាប់ឬទេ? - Khmer | 법적인 도움이 필요하십니까? - Korean | Ви треба ли помош со правни работи? - Macedonian | कानूनी सहयोग चाहिएको छ? - Nepalese | Necessita de ajuda com questões jurídicas? - Portuguese | Вам нужна юридическая помощь? - Russian | E Manaomia Fesoasoani i Mea Tau Tulafono? - Samoan | а ли вам треба помоћ у правним питањима? - Serbian | Ma u baahan tahay Caawimmad xagga sharciga ah?- Somali | ¿Necesita ayuda con cuestiones jurídicas? - Spanish | சட்ட உதவி தேவையா? - Tamil | ท่านต้องการความช่วยเหลือทางด้านกฎหมายไหม? - Thai | Fiema’u ha tokoni Fakalao? - Tongan | Yasal Danışmaya İhtiyacınız mı var? - Turkish | Cần Được Giúp Đỡ Về Luật Pháp? - Vietnamese |

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Forms - After someone dies

This is a list of the instructions, sample forms and other documents that you will find in the 'After someone dies' section of this website. These are some of the forms and documents that you may see and use if you are involved in applying for probate, letters of administration, or a reseal. 

You can get blank versions of most of these forms from the Supreme Court ​website​.

You can also complete and file these forms online using the NSW Supreme, District and Local Courts Online Registry.  

The instructions and forms on this page are divided into four sections:

    ​​After someone dies

    Form 

    Document type

    Letter notifying of death 
    Sample
    ​Letter to local lawyersSample
    ​Letter to the bank Sample
    ​Letter to the superannuation fundSa​mple
    Preparing to see a lawyer Checklist
    Who to notify after someone dies
    Checklist

    ​Applying for probate​

     Form 

    Document type

    Affidavit​ of Executor (Form 118)Instructions
    Sample
    ​Affidavit of Executors (Form 118)Instructions
    ​Sample
    Grant of Probate (From 112)Instructions
    Sample 
    Inventory of Property (Form 117)Instructions
    Sample
    Notice of Intended Application for Probate (Form 116)Sample 
    Renunciation of Probate (Form 123)
    Instructions
    Sample 
    Requisitions from the court - Probate Sample
    Summons for Probate (Form 111)Instructions
    Sample 

    Applying for letters of administration

    Form 

    Document type

    ​Affidavit of Applicant for Administration (Form 119)Instructions
    Sample
    ​Affidavit of Applicant for Administration with the Will Annexed (Form 120)Instructions
    Sample
    ​Affidavit of Service (Form 41)Instructions
    Sample
    ​Affidavit that Deceased was not in a Defacto Relationship (Form 126)Instructions
    Sample
    ​Consent to Administration (Form 125)Instructions
    Sample
    ​Grant of Administration (Form 112)Instructions
    Sample
    ​Inventory of Property - Administration 
    (Form 117)
    Instructions
    Sample
    Notice of Intended Application - Administration (Form 116)Sample
    Requisitions from the court - Letters of AdministrationSample
    Summons for Administration (Form 111)
    Instructions
    Sample

    Grants from outside NSW

    Form Document type 
    Affidavit of Applicant for Resealing 
    (Form 121)

    Instructions
    Sample 
    Inventory of Property - Reseal (Form 117)
    Instructions
    Sample 
    ​Notice of Intended Application - Reseal
    (Form 116)
    Sample
    ​Reseal (Form 113)Instructions
    Sample
    Summons for Rese​al (Form 111) Instructions
    Sample 

    After probate or administration

    Form Document type 
    Notice of Intended Distribution (Form 114)
    Sample