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Not sure if there is a maximum time limit - in the sense that the Administrators have to conclude affairs before a certain time limit has passed. They say that the absolute minimum for any estate is 6 months simply because the law dictates the executors who distribute funds before this time has pass...

Thanks for the info - and thanks for moving the thread - I wasn't sure where to post really to get the best chance of replies. To be fair to the Australian Administrators - it's not that we think they are necessarily doing anything wrong in this process - it's just it seemed to be taking belt and br...

PS - yes - the Administrators did supply a plan of action but we are drifting beyond that by some months now ... with no indication of an end in sight.

Thanks for the information. As the uncle died in Australia and lived there most of his adult life and all his finances - savings and debts - were there, the family appointed Administrators in New South Wales. The family were contacted after his death by this government body: m As the estate was not ...

Hi I'm a newbie to genealogy but having my interest piqued by a current situation in my wife's family. About 2 years ago my wife's uncle died in Australia. He was in his eighties so not unexpected. As far as anybody knows he was a lifelong bachelor with no known relatinships and no known children. H...