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Estate Services
Our lawyers help simplify the process and ensure that all necessary steps are taken to successfully obtain the grant of probate or grant of administration.
We provide legal services to assist you with the applications, requirements and processes of administering an estate.
When a loved one passes away, dealing with their estate can be an overwhelming task. In order to administer the estate, you may need to obtain a grant from the Court in Alberta. The personal representative of the estate will be responsible for administering the estate assets in accordance with the will, or if there isn't a will, in accordance with intestate succession law in Alberta. Our team can assist you with the process of obtaining the necessary grant and with providing legal advice to assist the personal representative with the administration of the estate, making the process as smooth and stress-free as possible.
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What is a disbursement?Disbursements are the costs we incur in order to complete the transaction. They include Land Titles searches and registration costs, courier charges, software fees, tax certificates, Real Property Reports, Estoppel certificates or Title Insurance. We can give you a more accurate quote, we will just need you to provide some information about purchase/sale price of the property and the mortgage amount (if applicable).
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Can you do virtual appointments?In Alberta, it is required that certain signing documents have a wet ink signature. There are also situations where it isn't possible to come in physically to the office to sign documents. We will send you the documents to print off and sign during a remote video meeting with the lawyer. A courier slip will be provided to you to send the original documents back to the office. In order to facilitate remote signing appointments, we need as much advance notice as possible. Additional fees may be incurred as a result of a remote signing.
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Do you charge for extra payouts?The first two payouts are included in our fees. For each additional payout, there will be a fee added of $50.
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Do you do multiple signing appointments?If additional signing appointments are required, we charge $250 plus GST for each additional signing appointment. One signing appointment is included with our standard fee.