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APR

2024

Name Change…..Now What?

You have legally changed your name and you have a shiny new driver’s licence to prove it. But wait, you own property, and it is in your former name. What should you do? We can assist with updating your name on the title of your property. We would prepare a Land Title...

APR

2024

Using a POA to Sell a Property

A Power of Attorney (“POA”) is a legal document that any adult (a “grantor”), with capacity to so, can sign to authorize one or more persons to manage their administrative, financial and property matters while the grantor is alive. Depending on the type of POA, it can be...

MAR

2024

What’s my Role in this Company – Part 3?

The Role of Shareholders While the first two articles in this series covered directors and officers, this one will cover those often referred to as “owners” who are the shareholders in a company. Under the Business Corporations Act, a shareholder is a party whose name...

MAR

2024

What’s my Role in this Company – Part 2?

The Role of Officers Individuals involved in companies may hold various roles. In some cases, the same individual will hold all of the roles while, in others, different parties will be involved. Over the next few articles, we will cover various roles including...

FEB

2024

What’s my Role in this Company?

The Role of Directors Individuals involved in companies may hold various roles. In some cases, the same individual will hold all of the roles while, in others, different parties will be involved. Over the next few articles, we will cover various roles including...

FEB

2024

Digital Assets and Estate Planning

As our lives become increasingly intertwined with the digital world, it is important to consider and address digital assets in your estate planning. The Wills, Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”) acknowledges a broad definition of “assets”, which encompasses both tangible...

JAN

2024

2024 brings some changes to Touchstone Law Group LLP!

As of December 31, 2023, our receptionist of nearly 5 years leaves us for retirement. Ann has been a welcoming face at our front desk and the wonderful Australian accent on the phone to callers. She has maintained calm in the chaos and kept our front office running. We wish Ann a...

JAN

2024

Resealing a Foreign Grant of Probate in British Columbia

More and more often, we see people with assets located in multiple provinces and countries. When a deceased person lived in another province or country immediately prior to their death and was a resident of that jurisdiction but had assets in British Columbia, their...

DEC

2023

What Assets Pass Through Your Estate?

During your estate planning process, it is important to understand which assets will pass through your estate and which will pass outside of it. When we draft your will, we are only dealing with the assets that will pass through your estate. A number of assets will...

DEC

2023

Post Up! Post-Grant Procedures

Once you’ve received the estate grant, your job as executor or administrator is not over. Obtaining the grant means you can now liquidate the deceased’s assets, settle their debts, finalize any income tax reporting and prepare the proper documentation to distribute the estate....

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Name Change…..Now What?

Using a POA to Sell a Property

What’s my Role in this Company – Part 3?

What’s my Role in this Company – Part 2?

What’s my Role in this Company?

Digital Assets and Estate Planning

2024 brings some changes to Touchstone Law Group LLP!

Resealing a Foreign Grant of Probate in British Columbia

What Assets Pass Through Your Estate?

Post Up! Post-Grant Procedures

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