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Estate Planning: Flowchart of the Deceased Estates Process

It can be difficult to know what to do when someone dies. See below for a simplified flowchart of the main steps you may come across.

If you are an executor or administrator and need assistance at any point during the administration of an estate, do not hesitate to contact the Lynn & Brown Lawyers Estate Law team.

 

 

 

About the authors:

This article has been co-authored by Alyce Martin and Steven Brown at Lynn & Brown Lawyers.  Alyce is an experienced Perth lawyer and a Senior Associate and practices in the areas of commercial law and probate & Wills.  Steven is a Perth lawyer and director, and has over 20 years’ experience in legal practice and practices in commercial law, dispute resolution and estate planning.

For more information on estate planning, explore our fact sheets and articles on estate planning.

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Sam Richardson

Sam Richardson

Law Graduate

Sam undertook his studies at Murdoch University fresh out of high school in 2020 at 17 years old, keen to pursue and interesting and challenging career. Since November of 2022, he has been with Lynn and Brown as a clerk...
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Hannah Scallan

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Hannah is a graduate of both the University of Western Australia and Notre Dame University, having completed a Bachelor of Arts (major in ‘Law and Society’’ and minors in History and Psychology) in 2016 and a Bachelor of Laws in 2018....
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Ida D’Alonzo

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Ida obtained her Bachelor of Laws at Murdoch University in 2020, after graduating with a Bachelor of Criminology. Ida was admitted as a lawyer in 2022 and has worked in the Wills and Estates area since starting her career....
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