tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post2762852782625024229..comments2024-03-24T04:54:52.124-07:00Comments on Estate Law Canada: Where does probate take place if you live in one province but have assets in another?Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-9400435340992599702018-07-24T16:34:16.312-07:002018-07-24T16:34:16.312-07:00Some other things to consider are:
1. There are n...Some other things to consider are:<br /><br />1. There are no probate fees in Quebec IF you have a will made in Quebec by a notary. Do you have one and if not, will getting one be cheaper or more expensive than the probate fee on that particular asset?<br /><br />2. You live in BC but have assets in Ontario and Quebec. You intend to make a BC will that covers only your BC assets, by the sound of Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-54038117374295481572018-07-17T20:48:33.733-07:002018-07-17T20:48:33.733-07:00Normally, probate rules are set by jurisdictions w...Normally, probate rules are set by jurisdictions where assets are located and persons live.<br />Please consider the following scenario:<br />Resident of BC Two brokerage accounts<br />One with the National Bank, Brokerage address in Montreal, Quebec (no probate fees?)<br />One with the Bank of Montreal Brokerage address in Toronto, Ontario (has probate fees?)<br />I assume that my assets are inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-28404246650699455892017-11-08T06:12:04.256-08:002017-11-08T06:12:04.256-08:00Hi.
My sister and I will be co-executors of my mo...Hi.<br /><br />My sister and I will be co-executors of my mom's will. I reside in BC and my sister and mom reside in Alberta. My mom has non-registered assets in BC but no property. It has been suggested that, because of these assets with a Canadian securities company based in BC, her entire estate could be subject to BC probate should a re-sealing of probate be required to release these nalakyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544815150781749533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-7397148322537805752016-07-24T16:40:29.178-07:002016-07-24T16:40:29.178-07:00Hi Tracey,
If your father lived in Manitoba and hi...Hi Tracey,<br />If your father lived in Manitoba and his only property is in Manitoba, you should be going through the Manitoba court. If you get a lawyer with some estate experience, you can ask him or her to look at your father's will to see whether it can be filed in Manitoba.<br /><br />LynneLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-77034870426694578552016-07-22T13:25:38.268-07:002016-07-22T13:25:38.268-07:00HI
My father passed recently and his will was wri...HI<br /><br />My father passed recently and his will was written in Ontario where he resided at the time. He then moved to Manitoba after the passing of my mother. I am the only child and myself and my daughter are named as trustees. I am unsure of the probate to file. He only owns a house and no other assets at this time.<br />Iam4ft12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02463164518377202399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-47031566073462590002015-01-19T11:27:29.868-08:002015-01-19T11:27:29.868-08:00Lynne, Sorry for the confusion, but my question is...Lynne, Sorry for the confusion, but my question is as follows. My uncle was named executor in his parents' wills. My uncle's father died, then his mother, and then my uncle. My uncle did not probate his parents' wills, and the house left to my uncle by his parents remained in his parents' names. Since my uncle was named as his parents' executor, does my uncle's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-87923000394052374012015-01-16T07:44:22.554-08:002015-01-16T07:44:22.554-08:00Per BC's Probate Fee Act, you pay probate fees...Per BC's Probate Fee Act, you pay probate fees to BC re the "value of the estate", which means the value of all real and "tangible" personal property located in BC, plus, if the deceased was resident in BC, then the "intangible" personal assets, wherever located. <br /><br />So if the "assets located in Alberta" means real estae, then you're Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com