tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post697160126652549319..comments2024-03-24T04:54:52.124-07:00Comments on Estate Law Canada: We're applying to be administrators of an estate. Do we need a lawyer?Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-67018040707537826712017-02-24T17:50:56.521-08:002017-02-24T17:50:56.521-08:00Hello Lynn,
I am so happy to have found your blog;...Hello Lynn,<br />I am so happy to have found your blog; I hope you can give me so information.<br />My mother in law passed away suddenly in 2014 without a will and only two heirs: my husband and his sister, who is the estate administrator. <br />Mom was a permanent resident of the United States but still held Canadian citizenship. All of her assets were in the US, with the exception of over $Amanda MacIntirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149447539268927211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-85204137596391279152015-07-08T10:12:17.570-07:002015-07-08T10:12:17.570-07:00Lol! Wrestle is a good word.
I'm in Ontario,...Lol! Wrestle is a good word.<br /><br />I'm in Ontario, Lynne. I don't know how the other provinces handle this. <br /><br />http://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90e22 <br />Scroll down to #26. <br /><br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-53924853564727368672015-07-07T20:07:35.099-07:002015-07-07T20:07:35.099-07:00I definitely agree with your statement to "in...I definitely agree with your statement to "inform yourself". If people need to know more but can't afford to sit in the lawyer's office for hours on end, they might find a book useful (yes, like the ones I write, specifically because good Canadian estate information is hard to come by!).<br /><br />I also agree that it's a lot harder to deal with an estate when you're anLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-57158515215848958842015-07-07T08:23:03.100-07:002015-07-07T08:23:03.100-07:001042, The lawyer I am with did not know that intes...1042, The lawyer I am with did not know that intestate estates cannot disburse for a year post death. They also told me a holograph will needs two witness signatures. Both which are wrong. It's time consuming, but inform yourself. <br /><br />With an intestancy you will also be restricted in how to handle the estate while it gets sorted out. Two of my family members are both handling Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-7517345892368301172015-07-02T22:42:04.721-07:002015-07-02T22:42:04.721-07:00Thank you for taking the time to answer my questio...Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. And for the great advice. I read what you wrote to my husband and we have decided to contact a lawyer tomorrow. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-90327021288475597362015-07-02T07:12:56.938-07:002015-07-02T07:12:56.938-07:00I'm in Ontario and just finished applying for ...I'm in Ontario and just finished applying for trustee of an estate without a will and paid probate at the same time. I used a lawyer for the process. The day after I received the trustee certificate, I began to search for assets which the law office, via a bank, said did not exist. Within five minutes I found the "non-existent" assets. I won't be surprised if the accountantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com