How we

help

Deceased Estates

Our team is experienced in assisting executors and administrators to prepare an application for a grant of probate or grant of letters of administration.

We tailor our level of service, attending to the full range of administration tasks as required such as closing the deceased’s bank accounts, selling or transferring shares, calling in a refundable accommodation deposit or any superannuation payable to the estate, transferring property to a surviving owner or beneficiary under the will, dealing with foreign assets, or simply helping you to understand your responsibilities and duties as an executor or administrator of an estate and to prepare documentation.

We can also assist with more difficult applications for example, where the will has not been witnessed correctly, where there is no executor willing or able to act, where there is an error in the will (commonly with home-made wills), where the deceased’s name is incorrectly stated or an asset has been inaccurately described in the will or if the will has been damaged in some way.

We regularly administer complex estates (including where an independent administrator has been appointed by the court because the beneficiaries are in dispute with each other) and estates involving foreign assets and domicile issues. We can also assist with applications to reseal either interstate grants or foreign-issued grants.

We also have a Notary Public who can assist with the notarisation of documents which may be required for estates with overseas assets. We also help clients who have inherited assets overseas and need assistance to receive their inheritance.

 

team

Alf Macolino

Alf Macolino | Consultant

Alf has practised law since 1978.

His wide experience extends to advising clients in relation to retirement village and aged care developments and their management, community housing, disability housing, property development, commercial and business transactions, commercial leasing, succession planning and deceased estates.

Alf regularly organises assistance for Italian Australians with legal issues in Italy through his association with Fabio Panarese, an Italian lawyer in Milan.

Alf is a Notary Public, and performs a wide range of notarial services.

Michael Spencer

Michael Spencer | Special Counsel

Michael has been a litigation lawyer for more than 20 years and his practice focuses on legal issues associated with health, the elderly, death and government.

His clients benefit from his diverse experiences including working as a government lawyer in both Australia and the United Kingdom, leading the legal team at the Public Trustee in South Australia, working as a lawyer at London's largest group of private hospitals and here in Adelaide representing doctors, hospitals, retirement villages and aged care facilities.

Julie-Ann Sparkes

Julie-Ann Sparkes | Senior Associate

Julie-Ann joined O’Loughlins in 2014, after moving to Adelaide from the UK.

She specialises in wills and estates planning, advising on and administering deceased estates, working with clients who are domiciled in the UK but resident in Australia and advising clients in the retirement living sector.

Julie-Ann is an affiliate member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners and a member of the Law Society’s Succession and Elder Law Committee, and the Women Lawyers’ Association.

Julie-Ann is a Notary Public, and performs a wide range of notarial services.