QLD Public Trustee Executor

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Dean1

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I am a 75 year old Australian pensioner needing a Will. If the QLD Public Trustee make my Will but I have a family member as Executor instead of the Public Trustee does the Public Trustee have any claim for fees or charges of any kind after my death?
 

perjury

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8 January 2019
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Hi Dean,
yes, all public trustees do charge fees

Moreover, they will likely insist on being made executors

I would suggest spending the extra and paying a solicitor to draft a will

It will cost less in the end

QLD Public Trustee do not have a good reputation for executing wills.
 

Tim W

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There is a lot of... consumer dissatisfaction...
with the Queensland Public Trustee.
Take yourself to a solicitor.
It's one of the few things you can do now,
to smooth the future path for others,
at what can be a most difficult time.
 
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