This page is part of the solicitor’s application process.
Ad colligenda bona applications
For ad colligenda bona applications, the Notice of Application form sets out the documents required. The summary below highlights the most common items. Requirements can vary depending on the relief granted in the court order.
Read the Notice of Application form for ad colligenda bona (main checklist)
- Oath: generally follows the format set out in SI 590 of 2020 (Oath of Administrator), with suitable amendments (for example, stating whether the deceased died testate or intestate). The type of grant applied for can depend on the relief granted in the court order.
- Original death certificate: must be lodged, or if not yet available, the Coroner’s certificate. Copies are not acceptable.
- Court fee: set fee of €100 (balance of payment for the full estate is payable when the full grant is applied for in the Probate Office).
- Bond: a bond is required.
- Revenue form: Notice of Acknowledgment (Probate). If the deceased died prior to 5 December 2001, the appropriate stamped Revenue Affidavit form is required, along with the original High Court certificate.
- Current market valuation: required if property forms part of the estate.
