Northern Territory Probate Records

Online Resources

 * Northern Territory, Australia, Probate Index, 1911-1994 at Ancestry, index ($)

State Archives

 * Northern Territory Library and Archives
 * Northern Territory Archives Service Navigator

Record Contents
Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of an individual’s estate after he or she dies. Information in the records may include the death date, names of heirs and guardians, relationships, residences, an inventory of the estate, and names of witnesses.

An individual who left a will is said to have died "testate." Someone who did not leave a will (or a valid will) died "intestate." The probate process is essentially the same for both and may take many years to complete.