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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

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
Lucy, Cinzia and Laura have been extremely helpful, compassionate and understanding of my needs.
Ornella Zappia
December 1, 2025
I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for your exceptional support, strategies and guidance through what has been a very difficult and emotional process for me. This awful ordeal is finally over! Please know how much your efforts have meant to me and my family. I will gladly recommend your services to anyone in need of a dedicated, skilled and compassionate legal professional.
Mr P – Deceased Estate Disputes Client
November 27, 2025
Thank you very much for all of your assistance with dealing with the estate, it’s been a pleasure.
Mr M – Deceased Estate Disputes client
November 26, 2025
I have really appreciated your professionalism and expertise and will be happy to recommend your services to my friends.
Ms M. Estate Disputes Client
November 25, 2025
Great team that made a difficult time and problems so much easier to deal with. Dealing with a parents death is never easy and with the extra stress of problematic legal issues makes life so very much more overwhelming. The great team at Curae Law were there for us every step of the way. Thank you so much to them all.
Perth Probate Centre Client
November 25, 2025