WILLS & E S T A T E
A Will allows you to give direction on how your estate should be managed in the event of death.
Protect your loved one and your assets
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Our Services
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Wills
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Enduring Power of Attorneys
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Personal Directives
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Probate Applications
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Applications for Grant for Administration
WILL
A Will allows you to give direction on how your estate should be managed in the event of death. Your Will includes the appointment of an executor, beneficiaries, and guardians for your minor children. Your executor will ensure that your wishes are followed. Your beneficiaries will receive the assets of your estate. The guardian named in the Will takes care of your minor children.
ENDURING POWERS OF ATTORNEY
An Enduring Power of Attorney allows you to appoint someone to administer your finances and property if you become incapacitated, due to accident or illness. If you become incapacitated and do not have an Enduring Power of Attorney, someone would have to make an application to become your Trustee.
PERSONAL DIRECTIVES
A Personal Directive allows you to appoint someone to make personal decisions on your behalf
if you become incapacitated, due to accident or illness. A Personal Directive will take decisions
such as medical decisions, living and working arrangements, and end of life decisions.
PROBATE
APPLICATIONS
Probate is basically court approval of a Will. If the deceased individual has
significant assets with financial institutions or has real property other than property registered
as joint tenants, Probate will likely be required.
GRANT OF ADMINISTRATION
If the deceased individual did not have a Will, a person who wishes to take on the responsibilities of administering the estate, can apply for a Grant of Administration from the Surrogate Court in Alberta. Legislation will dictate how the Estate is distributed without a Wills.
Family Legacy Planning Session
We offer a Family Legacy Planning Service that our clients find incredibly valuable in building their Estate Plan for the following reasons:
● Gets you thinking about the real meaning of your life, what you want to pass on beyond your life and what is most important to you now
● Gets you thinking about how you want to be cared for at the end of your life and allows you to name an individual you trust to make those good decisions for you in the event your are unable to
● Helps you think about your money, who you want it to go to, how you want it handled, and what you want your legacy to look like
● Names someone to care for your children in case you cannot
● Enables you to gift portions of your estate to your children or charities;
● Helps you plan for your own long-term care in a way that will not deplete your estate.
How to start your
Will process?
Please fill our form or send us an email with your case and contact information.
Our Lawyers will be happy to take a look of your case and will be in touch with you