Probate Forms (AB)

In Alberta, the Court of Queen's Bench handles probate and estate administration (see Court of Queen's Bench locations).

• Application for Personal Representative Grant (Form GA 1) - Get the probate process started
• Inventory (Form GA 2) - List of assets and debts
• Affidavit of Witness to a Will (Form GA 8) - Attach to application if there is a will
• Bond Waiver (Form GA 14) - Attach to Application if desired and not addressed by will
• Notice of Application (Form GA 3) - Send to heirs
• Affidavit of Service (Form GA 5) - Tell the court you delivered the required notices
• Notice to of Grant Issuing (Form GA 7) - Tell heirs you have been appointed executor
• Notice to Creditors (Form GA 15) - Tell creditors you the estate is being settled
• Declaration of Publication (Form GA 16) - Tell the court you published the required notice
• Application to Pass Accounts (Form ACC 1) - Consider using the EstateExec Accounting Report
• Affidavit of Personal Representative (Form ACC 2) - Submit with ACC 1
• Final Accounting - Consider using the EstateExec Accounting Report
• Application to Informally Pass Accounts (Form ACC 10) - Skip formal accounting

Note that some of these forms supplied by AB require you to use a standalone PDF Reader, such as Adobe Acrobat, and will not function in the browser.

See AB Probate Forms for a more complete list of forms that may be required in certain situations, and find even more in Alberta Surrogate Rules Schedule 3. You can also purchase a complete package of Surrogate Forms and instructions from the Queen's Printer Bookstore.

See also CPLEA Guide for Starting Probate, and the Calgary Guide to Practical Matters After a Death.