🇦🇺 Australia - New South Wales - Wills & Estates - 6 plans
New South Wales succession law is governed by the Succession Act 2006 (NSW), which modernised will-making, intestacy rules, and family provision claims. Probate applications are filed in the Supreme Court of NSW. Our NSW plans cover probate applications under the Probate and Administration Act 1898, family provision claims under Chapter 3, and contested estate matters.
Plans incorporate NSW-specific requirements for the filing of the inventory of property, the election to administer form, and the Probate and Administration Act procedures.
Governs will-making, intestacy, family provision claims, and the recognition of informal wills in New South Wales.
Procedural legislation governing applications for grants of probate and letters of administration in NSW.
Establishes trustee duties, powers, and the appointment and removal of trustees in NSW.
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Handles probate grants, letters of administration, and contested succession matters.
Every wills & estates matter plan on this page has been created and refined by verified legal practitioners. Our community-driven approach means plans reflect real-world practice, not theoretical frameworks.
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The Open Matter Plans Network provides free, community-curated wills & estates workflow templates specifically designed for New South Wales practitioners. Our New South Wales wills & estates library currently includes 6 matter plans, including 4 specialised derivative forks. Each plan provides a structured checklist covering every stage of a legal matter, from initial instructions through to completion, with estimated time units, key dates, and role assignments.
All plans are maintained by verified legal practitioners and aligned to the SALI Alliance Legal Matter Standard Specification for taxonomy and interoperability. Plans can be exported to CSV for integration with your practice management system, or accessed programmatically via our JSON API.