A De Bonis Non application is required when the administrators of an estate die leaving assets of the deceased unadministered. The grant is given to another party equally entitled or, if none, to the next person entitled.
There are two types of de bonis non application.
Administration Intestate De Bonis Non
Required documents
A Grant of Administration Intestate De Bonis Non is issued when there is no will and the administrator of an estate dies without having fully administered the assets in the estate. This type of grant can be issued to another party equally entitled or, if none, to the next person entitled.
Use this checklist to ensure you have all the necessary documents for a will annexed application:
- Notice of Application for Solicitors - DBN
- Oath/Bond form (original only - no copies required). Ensure you use the right form of oath: Oath of Administrator De Bonis Non for single applicant or Oath of Administrator De Bonis Non for more than one applicant
- Original grant (If original grant is lost or not available a sealed and certified copy of both the will and the grant must be included/lodged and a letter explaining why the original grant is not being lodged and undertaking to lodge same if it becomes available)
- Notice of Acknowledgement (Probate) form received from Revenue.ie – for deaths on or after December 5, 2001
- Inland Revenue Affidavit (Form A3C) with the current market value used throughout – for deaths before December 5, 2001
- Probate Fee - €150
Documents required in certain circumstances:
- Administration Bond: If the date of death is before 1967, please ensure to lodge the correct form of bond: Bond for deaths before 01/06/1959 or Bond for deaths between 01/06/1959 & 31/12/1966
Please Note if the first grant in the deceased’s estate issued from a District Probate Registry since 1967, the De Bonis Non application must also be made to that District Probate Registry. If the first grant issued prior to 1967, the De Bonis Non application must be made to the Probate Office in Dublin.
Administration with Will Annexed De Bonis Non
Required documents
If the deceased left a will and the party who took out the previous grant in their estate has died, and all other executors have either died or renounced, a Grant of Administration with Will Annexed De Bonis Non can be issued to the next person entitled.
Use this checklist to ensure you have all the necessary documents for administration with will annexed De Bonis Non application:
- Notice of Application for Solicitors - DBN
- Oath/Bond form (original only – no copies required). Ensure you use the right oath form: Oath of Administrator WWA De Bonis Non for single applicant or Oath of Administrator WWA De Bonis Non for more than one applicant. Please ensure to amend the reference to exhibiting the “true and original last Will” in the Oath as this is not what is being exhibited in a De Bonis Non application
- Original grant (If original grant is lost or not available a sealed and certified copy of both the Will and the Grant must be included/lodged and a letter explaining why the original grant is not being lodged and undertaking to lodge same if it becomes available)
- One engrossment of the will
- Notice of Acknowledgement (Probate) form from Revenue.ie - for deaths on or after December 5, 2001
- Inland Revenue Affidavit (Form A3C) from Revenue.ie - for deaths before December 5, 2001. The current market value of any property in the estate must be used throughout
- Probate Fee - €150
Documents required in certain circumstances:
- Administration Bond: If the date of death is before 1967, please ensure to lodge the correct form of bond: Bond for deaths before 01/06/1959 or Bond for deaths between 01/06/1959 & 31/12/1966
Please Note if the first grant in the deceased’s estate issued from a District Probate Registry since 1967, the De Bonis Non application must also be made to that District Probate Registry. If the first grant issued prior to 1967, the De Bonis Non application must be made to the Probate Office in Dublin.
