Wills, Trusts and Estates

• Estate planning (including consideration of BC probate fees and potential claims under the Wills Variation Act)
• Wills preparation
• Powers of Attorney
• Representation Agreements
• Assisting families with planning for a disabled family member
• Assisting family law and litigation lawyers with files involving estate and trust matters
• Adult guardianship including appointment of Committees for incapable adults
• Probate including applications for grants of probate, administration and administration with will annexed
• Estate administration including post-mortem restructuring and multi-jurisdiction problems
• Advising estate administrators, trustees and beneficiaries
• Trust, trust variations and tax related matters

Corporate Legal Services

We also offer corporate services for private, closely held corporations including:

• British Columbia incorporations
• Corporate reorganizations, rollovers and estates freezes
• Extra-provincial registrations and continuations
• Issuance of corporate and stock dividends
• Registered and records offices services:
  • Records maintenance
  • Preparation of corporate documents and filings including
    • Annual consent resolutions
    • Annual report filing
    • Change in Directors and Officers
    • Voluntary Dissolutions and Windups