You can benefit from my more than thirty years of experience. Get legal advice from a Toronto lawyer who is a Certified Specialist in Estates and Trusts law.

Here is a sample of the type of estate work I can help you with: 

Estate Executors

•  help protect executors/estate trustees from liability

•  handle claims from beneficiaries and creditors

•  deal with accounting, trust and tax issues

•  probate the will and distribute assets

•  sell or transfer real estate under a will

•  explain your duties as executor

•  executor compensation issues

•  obtain directions from court, when necessary

•  removing an executor

•  preparing a house for an estate sale

•  advising clients regarding responsibilities with real estate

•  resolving disputes over inherited real estate

Contesting a Will

•  explain your rights as a beneficiary

•  make support claims if you are a dependant

•  help with family law election claims for married spouses

•  makes claims for common-law spouses

•  claims of lack of testamentary capacity

•  commence court proceedings to freeze an estate

•  interpretation issues under a will

•  provide legal advice for lawyers, attorneys and executors

•  challenging marriage contract, separation agreements

•  constructive trust claims to jointly owned property

•  contested insurance policy claims

•  defending or attacking gifts of jointly-owned property 

Estate Mediation

•  power of attorney disputes

•  partition and sale of real estate

•  guardianship disputes

•  issues of competency and capacity

•  challenges to a will or power of attorney

Estate Planning

•  preparing an estate plan

•  making a will that works

•  powers of attorney for property or health care

•  probate tax reduction strategies

•  advising on the proper choice of executors/guardians

•  dealing with special needs beneficiaries

•  wealth transfer issues
 

Read my Welcome Memo and contact my law firm to arrange for a consultation or appointment to review your needs.