Estate Law

Estate Planning

For over thirty years, we have been finding effective estate planning solutions. We can help you understand your options and develop a plan that meets your needs. We can help with all of the following:

• Draft wills
• Draft living wills and advance medical directives
• Establish trusts
• Plan for Business succession
• Make plans for incapacity
• Draft domestic contracts
• Minimize probate fees

Estate and Trust Administration

It can be difficult and time-consuming to administer trusts and estates. If you are a trustee or estate trustee, you can face numerous legal and financial issues.We can help with the following:

• Interpret Wills and Trust Documents
• Draft and File Probate Applications
• Transfer Assets
• Manage Assets
• Distribute Funds
• Prepare Accounts
• Pass Accounts

Estate Litigation

The illness, incapacity, or death of a loved one is difficult enough on its own, but it can sometimes lead to conflict and family turmoil as loved ones disagree on what to do. You need a law firm that can empathize with your situation, and can also give you dispassionate legal advice. We can help with the following matters:

• Will challenges and defences
• Will and trust interpretations
• Dependant support claims
• Passing of accounts