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* '''The originally-signed version of the will''', or if the original does not exist, a copy of the will. | * '''The originally-signed version of the will''', or if the original does not exist, a copy of the will. | ||
* '''Two copies of a Certificate of Wills Search''', obtained by [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/forms/vital-statistics/vsa532_fill.pdf doing a search] of the [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death-and-bereavement/wills-registry Wills Registry] maintained by the provincial government’s Vital Statistics Agency. | * '''Two copies of a Certificate of Wills Search''', obtained by [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/forms/vital-statistics/vsa532_fill.pdf doing a search] of the [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death-and-bereavement/wills-registry Wills Registry] maintained by the provincial government’s Vital Statistics Agency. | ||
* '''Payment of the court filing fee:''' Currently $200, unless the estate has a value of less than $25,000, in which case there is no fee payable. | * '''Payment of the court filing fee:''' Currently $200, unless the estate has a value of less than $25,000, in which case there is no fee payable. (Note that later in the process, additional '''probate fees''' may be payable; see below.) | ||
Additional documents are required to deal with issues relating to the will, dispensing with notice, the executor renouncing their executorship, and various unusual applications. | Additional documents are required to deal with issues relating to the will, dispensing with notice, the executor renouncing their executorship, and various unusual applications. | ||
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The time frame for the Probate Registry to review and approve probate applications can vary considerably, but generally the review process takes two to three months. | The time frame for the Probate Registry to review and approve probate applications can vary considerably, but generally the review process takes two to three months. | ||
Once the application is reviewed, the Probate Registry will assess | Once the application is reviewed, the Probate Registry will assess probate fees that are payable. | ||
== What are | == What are probate fees? == | ||
In addition to any fees payable to commence a probate proceeding, a fee based on the value of the estate must be paid to the court before the probate grant will be issued. This '''probate fee''' is based on the gross value of the estate assets that were located in British Columbia when the will-maker died. | |||
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:= '''$1,200''' | := '''$1,200''' | ||
This fee is in addition to the court filing fee of $200. | This probate fee is in addition to the court filing fee of $200. | ||
== What if your probate application is rejected? == | == What if your probate application is rejected? == | ||