For cases where the Public Trustee acts as the administrator of the estate, we will put up a warrant for the Minister for Law to sign once the estate administration is completed. The ministerial warrant will transfer the estate or that part of the estate which is allowed to the claimant.

For an estate that is > $50,000 and/or involve immovable property or does not meet our above criteria, you will have to engage a lawyer to apply for Letters of Administration so that you can administer the estate on your own. We will provide you with a renunciation letter renouncing the Government's right to apply for Letters of Administration. Once the estate administration is completed, you will need to inform the Public Trustee and we will put up a warrant for the Minister for Law to transfer the estate monies to the claimant.