Translations of wills and estate documents for executors, beneficiaries and their lawyers, in Australia and overseas.
When a person leaves property in more than one country, every estate document has to cross a language barrier. A German Erbschein, a French acte de notoriété, a Spanish declaración de herederos, an Italian dichiarazione di successione, a Greek κληρονομητήριο, a Polish akt poświadczenia dziedziczenia, a Japanese 遺産分割協議書 and a Chinese 继承权公证书 each establish who inherits, but each country builds the process differently. In the other direction, an Australian grant of probate may need to be read by a bank or registry overseas. We translate both ways.
Succession law varies widely. Some countries reserve fixed shares for children or a spouse, shares are often written as fractions, and the people involved may be described as heirs, legatees or beneficiaries with distinct meanings. We keep each term distinct and do not convert it to the nearest Australian equivalent. Older wills may be handwritten, faded or written in an older form of the language, and family names may be spelled several ways across the documents. Anything illegible is marked as illegible rather than guessed, and we can apply the spellings you give us across the whole set.
Each court, registry and financial institution sets its own requirements, so check with the body you are submitting to, or with the estate's lawyer, before you order.
Choose certified for any document that will be lodged or relied on. It is translated and certified by a NAATI certified translator. Choose professional translation (non-certified) when the family or executor needs to read a will before seeking advice. Company certification by Language Masters Pty Ltd is available on request for added assurance of accuracy.
Upload every page, including any notarial certificates, apostilles and registry endorsements. Short certificates in many languages are priced instantly; full wills and estate files receive a written quote by email. Your translation is delivered by email as a PDF.
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. Handwritten wills are translated in full. Any word that cannot be read with confidence is marked as illegible rather than guessed.
Yes. Upload the grant and any attached will, choose the target language, and we will translate them together.
No. We translate the will exactly as written. We do not interpret it or advise on the estate; the executor's lawyer can do that.
Tell us the spellings you want used when you order. We apply them consistently across the whole estate file.
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