I want to set the record straight, as a pākehā lawyer who is passionately committed to upholding the rule of law and who does not have the time actively to learn te reo Māori or study the details of what went wrong in the past.
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Kiwilaw* - 'yield to principle, not to pressure'
Probate, wills, estate administration, reseal grants, transmission to executors
Treaty of Waitangi | Tiriti o Waitangi
See video* – use Kiwilaw for probate (as a self-represented applicant)
- Note - the High Court fee is now $260 (not $200); and we now ask you to allow a week for us to prepare the documents after you complete the online interview. The rest of the information in the video remains correct.
- If you prefer to stay with your own (or your loved one's) trusted lawyer, ask them to use Kiwilaw's 'Probate for Lawyers' service - you will still save money, and you will have the continuity of their knowledge of the family and the estate
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Cheryl Simes – principal of Kiwilaw
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