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Wills

DEC

2017

Do-It-Yourself Will Kits

Occasionally, we see wills that have been created with Do-It-Yourself Will Kits found online or at various retail stores. While these “DIY wills” may seem like a good idea to quickly and cheaply draft a will, they often create more problems than they solve. Firstly, DIY wills...

NOV

2017

Multiple Wills

While most people have one will to address how they would like their assets to be distributed upon their death, it is also possible to create multiple wills that do not revoke one another. In certain circumstances, the multiple wills strategy can be an effective tool for dealing...

OCT

2017

Choosing your Attorney, Executor and Representative

Choosing who to appoint as your attorney, executor and representative in your estate planning documents is one of the most important decisions you must make during the process of creating your estate plan. The most important thing is to choose someone you trust with the powers...

SEP

2017

Problems that Arise When Someone Dies Without a Will

A will is a legal document which sets out how your estate (including both your assets and liabilities) will be distributed upon your death. If you pass away without a validly executed will, your estate will be distributed in accordance with the default “intestacy” rules set out...

AUG

2017

Where to Store Your Will

A will is a legal instrument which sets out how your estate (including both your assets and liabilities) will be distributed upon your death. If you are considering whether or not you should make a will, please see our blog article “When Should You Make a Will?”...

JUL

2017

REFRESHER: British Columbia Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership Program (BC HOME Partnership – BCHP)

The BC Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership is a program that offers financial support to first-time homebuyers in British Columbia for entry into the housing market. The program provides repayable loans that have been granted to help first time homebuyers achieve their...

APR

2017

Make a Will Week

April 9 – 15, 2017 is “Make a Will Week” in British Columbia. A will is a legal instrument which sets out how your estate (including both your assets and liabilities) will be distributed upon your death. If you pass away without a validly executed will, your estate will be...

MAR

2017

Prior Consent to Physician Assisted Death

Since the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5 (“Carter”), many of our clients are interested in discussing the impact of that decision on their future health care planning. Many of our clients want to know whether they could...

MAR

2017

Appointment of Guardians

Several of our clients first start thinking about estate planning after the birth of their first child (or second or third child). One of their biggest concerns is who will look after their children in the event that they pass away? Or, who will look after their children should...

FEB

2017

Appointment of Guardians

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Do-It-Yourself Will Kits

Multiple Wills

Choosing your Attorney, Executor and Representative

Problems that Arise When Someone Dies Without a Will

Where to Store Your Will

REFRESHER: British Columbia Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership Program (BC HOME Partnership – BCHP)

Make a Will Week

Prior Consent to Physician Assisted Death

Appointment of Guardians

Appointment of Guardians

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