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Estate Lawyers
Whenever a spouse or loved one passes away, someone is given the difficult task of organizing all of their assets, debts and personal property to be distributed to the deceased’s beneficiaries. This individual is called the “Estate Trustee”.
Before beneficiaries can be paid, there are a lot of steps that an Estate Trustee must complete. It is important that you retain a lawyer to help you through this difficult and sometimes legally dangerous role.
If you are a beneficiary, you are entitled to some rights and responsibilities that you should be aware of.
Do You Need an Estates Lawyer?
Whether you are a beneficiary or an Estate Trustee, it is important to know your rights and responsibilities. As a beneficiary, your rights may be inhibited without your knowledge. As an Estate Trustee, you need help navigating the complicated steps required of an Estate Trustee. Any mistake can expose you to liability, which is why an estate lawyer will be vitally helpful.
Our firm has represented both beneficiaries and Estate Trustees and have successfully helped them avoid the major mistakes that can drag an estate into years of struggle and litigation.
Who Pays for Estate Legal Services?
Estates law can be very complicated. Luckily, in Ontario, the courts have recognized that Lawyers are vital to a proper estate administration. Therefore, they encourage both beneficiaries and Estate Trustees to secure legal advice and representation.
As Estate Trustees, most, if not all of your legal fees will be paid by the Estate’s Assets. This means, you will likely have no legal fees to pay yourself. As beneficiaries, your legal fees may also be paid out of the Estate’s Assets in certain circumstances. It is therefore little risk to seek out advice from a lawyer on Estate issues.
Want Us to Give You a Quote?
You have a right to pick the lawyer that best fits your needs. If you want us to give you a free quote, please feel free to call us at (705) 476-6600 or email us at info@sangsterlaw.ca.
What Makes Us Different?
Reduce Your Stress
Our job as estate lawyers is to make sure that your Estate is completed as quickly and as smoothly as possible. There are many problems that estates can face, and it is important for you to hire the lawyer that has the right experience.
Our firm has the necessary experience, to help you avoid the problems that can slow an estate down or create estate litigation. While many lawyers force you to do a lot of the hard work yourself, we believe in making life as easy as reasonably possible. This means we can help you coordinate with real estate agents, banks and other providers to help you administer your Estate as Easily as possible.
Our philosophy is to get ahead of the problems your Estate can face and provide you with creative solutions to help your estate close, while making sure you are legally protected.
We Don’t Cut Corners
There are many law firms that offer reduced prices for their estate services. The way many of these firms operate is to cut corners and cut services needed to protect you. They will give your file as little attention as possible and will hope or assume that nothing will go wrong.
With estates, this can be a big cause for delay. Some estates take years to get administered, and most of that delay can be avoided by getting the right lawyer for you.
We give every file the attention it needs to make sure you are protected. This way you can be rest assured that your lawyer is protecting you, even if the other side isn’t. This has given our clients the advantage on some occasions, but what is most important is that they are all well protected.
