“I had an excellent experience with State Trustees. The entire process of administering my late uncle’s estate was handled professionally, transparently, and with great care.”
– Ljubica K.
When we are appointed as the executor in your will, we take on the legal responsibility for your estate.
Communicating with family and beneficiaries
Arranging your funeral and burial
Applying for the death certificate
Applying for probate
Handling bills and debts
Preparing tax returns
Handling superannuation and life insurance
Property maintenance
Resolving estate disputes
Distributing gifts and assets
Hundreds of thousands of Victorians have relied on us for more than 80 years.
You can be confident you’re being guided by a team of experts who administer thousands of estates each year.
We provide in-house support with a range of specialist services like taxation, trusts, genealogy, property, legal services and more.
We identify and reduce potential legal and financial risks to safeguard your estate.
We remove stress and burden from loved ones so you can have complete confidence your affairs are in good order.
We’re backed by the Victorian Government and accountable to the people of Victoria.
Deceased Estates brochure
Information about nominating State Trustees as the executor of your estate.
I had an excellent experience with State Trustees. The entire process of administering my late uncle’s estate was handled professionally, transparently, and with great care.
An executor is a person or professional you choose to manage your estate and carry out your wishes after you pass away. They are legally responsible for ensuring that your assets are distributed according to your will, handle any outstanding debts and taxes, and oversee the overall administration of your estate. Many Victorians prefer not to burden their loved ones with the complicated financial and legal matters that an executor is responsible for. That’s where a professional executor like State Trustees can be a great option.
An executor is legally responsible for making sure the person’s final wishes are carried out. This can include (but not limited to) notifying beneficiaries, managing debts, arranging for pets to be looked after or mail redirected, insuring estate assets, attending to any business interests, managing legal risks, lodging tax and selling assets. For a full list, see our checklist.
Yes, you can. We can take the burden from family or loved ones or step in when you have no one to appoint to do what can be a complex and time-consuming task. We are an independent, highly experienced and impartial executor. We administer more deceased estates than any other organisation in Victoria.