We hold wills and probate records from 1841 to 2007.

1841 – 1925
View records online

Use our online index to Wills, Probate and Administration Records to locate and view digitised records.

1926 – 1992
View original records at our reading rooms

Use the Victorian Probate Index on microfiche, available at our North Melbourne and Ballarat reading rooms, or in genealogical collections around Australia, to get the reference number for the records. See PROVguide 68: Wills and Probate Records from 1926 for more information about accessing these records.

1993 – 2007
View original records at our reading rooms

Use our online catalogue to search for records by name. Go to Search within a Series. Enter the number 28 in the first field, and the surname of the person in the next field. See PROVguide 68: Wills and Probate Records from 1926 for more information about accessing these records.

2008 onwards
Contact the Victorian Probate Office to enquire about accessing wills and probate records created from 2004 onwards.

Victorian Probate Office
Level 2, 436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel (03) 9603 9296
www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au