Translations of overseas legal and registry documents for Victorian matters, and Victorian documents translated for use overseas.
The Victorian court hierarchy is centred in Melbourne. The Supreme Court of Victoria, with its Court of Appeal and Trial Division, hears the most serious civil and criminal cases and handles probate. Below it sit the County Court of Victoria and the Magistrates' Court of Victoria, with specialist jurisdictions including the Children's Court of Victoria and the Coroners Court of Victoria. Tenancy, guardianship, planning and many consumer disputes are heard by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
At federal level, the Federal Court of Australia has its Victorian registry in Melbourne, and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has registries in Melbourne and Dandenong for family law and general federal matters. The Administrative Review Tribunal reviews Commonwealth decisions, including many visa refusals.
Victorian life events are registered with Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria. Victoria Legal Aid provides legal help for eligible people in criminal, family and civil law, and community legal centres operate throughout metropolitan Melbourne.
Many Melbourne enquiries relate to deceased estates with assets overseas: wills, certificates of inheritance, foreign probate grants and property deeds, alongside the divorce and parenting orders that come up in family law. Courts, tribunals and agencies differ in how they want translations presented, so check requirements with the body you are submitting to before you order.
You do not need to come in. Scan or photograph each page, including any page with a seal on the back, and upload it through our quote form. Standard documents are priced straight away, and larger bundles receive an emailed quote. Finished translations arrive as a PDF by email, whether you are in Footscray, Box Hill, Dandenong or the city. Certified work is done by a NAATI certified translator, and translator affidavits are quoted separately, where available.
For probate and estate work, it helps to send the whole set together, such as the death certificate, the will and any foreign grant or inheritance certificate, so names, dates and property descriptions are translated consistently across every document.
We translate what your documents say. We do not advise on their legal effect, and we cannot confirm whether a particular court or agency will accept them. Please check requirements with the receiving body or your lawyer.
Yes. We translate foreign wills, death certificates, certificates of inheritance and property records. Your lawyer can tell you which documents the estate needs.
No. Everything is done online and delivered by email, so you can order from anywhere in Victoria.
Yes. Upload the order and tell us the target language and the country where it will be used.
Upload your documents. Standard documents are priced instantly; anything else gets a written quote by email.
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