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Leading probate lawyers. Gentle guidance. Clear answers.

We specialise in probate and estate administration – it’s what we do, and we’ve been doing it for over 40 years. You’re in experienced hands. 

Losing someone you love is hard enough – dealing with legal paperwork and timelines shouldn’t add to your stress. At Perth Probate Centre, we step in where you need us: handling the details, explaining the process, and easing the load. Whether you want full support or just help with the tricky parts, we’ll guide you with care.

With our help, you can finalise the estate efficiently and with little stress. 

our purpose
We exist to help people simplify and solve legal problems.

Perth Probate Centre is a dedicated service of lawyers from Curae Law. We solve legal problems with clarity, care and confidence.

Whether it’s planning for the future or navigating everyday legal matters, we offer expert guidance, clear communication, and fixed pricing so you can move forward with confidence and peace of mind.

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Meet our team

We specialise in probate and estate administration – it’s what we do, and we’ve been doing it for over 40 years. You’re in experienced hands.

Michael Hodgkins
Legal Practitioner Director
Michael is an experienced succession and property lawyer and has served the Western Australian community as a legal practitioner for over 27 years at Curae Law.  Michael has represented clients, both in and out of court, in matters spanning……
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Nigel Siegwart
Legal Practitioner Director
Nigel leads the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution team and has experience in a wide variety of litigation matters including deceased estate litigation, family provision claims, contractual and construction disputes, trust and property matters. Nigel has an instinctive ability……
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Lucy Dickens
Legal Practitioner Director
Lucy leads our non-contentious Wills and estates team, delivering clear, compassionate, and practical advice on succession planning and estate administration. Her approach combines legal expertise with a passion for innovation, making complex processes simple and accessible for our clients…….
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Sean McMurdo
Lawyer
Sean is a dedicated lawyer within the wills and probate team, specialising in guiding individuals through the intricacies of legal matters such as wills, powers of attorney, and powers of guardianship. In the realm of estate planning, Sean offers……
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Testimonials

What our clients say

I would like to thank you and your staff for the very professional services that you have provided.   I will be in touch in the future if I need further assistance.
Perth Probate Centre Client
January 7, 2026
Thanks so much for the very efficient service you gave us.  You made the whole process much easier for us.
Mr L – Estate Disputes Client
December 18, 2025
Hi Lucy. 2025 has not gone exactly as we planned but the help and work you are your team have done for us and will do for us has been brilliant and has allowed us to just focus or taking care of [our son]. Knowing what we know now managing [our son’s] estate is not something we could have done or really wanted to do. We are very grateful for your help.
Perth Probate Centre Client
December 17, 2025
We dealt with Sean at Curae Law arranging probate for a friend. Really easy to deal with and explained everything. Most of the work was done via email with a meeting at the end to sign all the documents. It is possible to do all this yourself though the WA Supreme Court but it is just too easy to make mistakes. The fees charged by Curae Law for completing all the paperwork and submitting the documents to the court were very reasonable. We would have no problems dealing with them again if we ever need to.
Mr D - Perth Probate Centre Client
December 15, 2025
Hi Nigel, I would like to thank you for everything you have done for me over the past few years. It was a tough slog and I appreciate your efforts and help. Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year.
Ms I – Deceased Estate Disputes Client
December 5, 2025
Thank you Lucy for the work you have done to support and deliver my Grant application. In particular the small things I had forgotten about such as lifting the caveat I had in place. I really appreciate how quickly it went through and the professionalism with which it was handled by you and the other staff at Curae Law.
Perth Probate Centre Client
December 2, 2025