QLD Public Trustee Executor

[Dean1]

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]

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]

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.

 

[Dean1]

Thank you one and all. I have made contact with a law firm in Brisbane about writing a Will.