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Estates & Trusts

MAY

2023

WESA Notice Requirements

When an executor applies for a grant of probate, one of the first steps is to provide notice of the application for the grant of probate to certain people consistent with the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA). The Supreme Court Civil Rules sets out who notice must be...

SEP

2022

Representation Agreements versus Advance Directives

When considering health care and incapacity planning, clients often wonder about the differences in representation agreements and advance directives. An advance directive is a written document that contains instructions that give or refuse consent to certain health care...

JUL

2022

Estate Planning for Disabled Beneficiaries

In British Columbia, the provincial government provides disability assistance for eligible persons with disabilities who need help completing daily living activities. Individuals receiving disability related income support must meet certain strict criteria, including strict...

JAN

2021

Estate Planning For A Blended Family

The typical construct of a modern family is increasingly becoming, more often than not, blended families. If you are one of the many with a blended family and considering creating or updating your succession or estate plan, it is important to discuss your family dynamic with...

APR

2020

COVID-19 At Home Project Ideas – Wills and Estates

Many British Columbians are currently at home due to self-isolation, mandatory quarantine or lay offs and in search of projects to pass the time. Believe it or not, there are a number of projects related to your legal affairs that you can tackle from the comfort of your own...

FEB

2020

Incapacity Planning

This article discusses three commonly used incapacity planning documents: Power of Attorney, Representation Agreement and Advance Directive. Power of Attorney A Power of Attorney (“POA”) is a legal document that allows you to give legal authority to a trusted person (yo...

FEB

2020

Introduction to Wills Variation Claims

Under the British Columbia Wills, Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”), a spouse or child has the right to challenge the distribution of assets set out in a deceased’s will. This is called a “wills variation claim”, and the right to bring such a claim is...

DEC

2019

What Happens If a Property Owner Loses Capacity?

A person must have “capacity” in order to enter into a legally binding contract with respect to land. Two of the most common contracts with respect to real estate include a Contract of Purchase and Sale which is used to purchase or sell real estate or a Residential Tenancy...

JUL

2019

Probating a Copy of a Will

Creating proper estate planning documents is an important step in ensuring that your wishes are carried out upon your death. Equally as important, however, is ensuring that your estate planning documents are kept in a secure, safe place, so that your executor can access the...

MAY

2019

Help! I am an executor of an estate – what do I do with digital assets?

Digital Assets? What are those? In the words of Wikipedia, a digital asset is anything that exists in a binary format and comes with the right to use. Digital assets include but are not exclusive to: digital documents, audible content, motion picture, and other relevant...

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WESA Notice Requirements

Representation Agreements versus Advance Directives

Estate Planning for Disabled Beneficiaries

Estate Planning For A Blended Family

COVID-19 At Home Project Ideas – Wills and Estates

Incapacity Planning

Introduction to Wills Variation Claims

What Happens If a Property Owner Loses Capacity?

Probating a Copy of a Will

Help! I am an executor of an estate – what do I do with digital assets?

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