When a close family member or friend passes, one may be faced with numerous tasks relating to administering the deceased’s estate. At Law Boutique, we aim to make the process as simple as possible.
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Today, whether there is a will or not, Law Boutique would apply for an Grant of Estate Administration or Estate Grant, though people still use the terms “probate”, “executor” or “administrator” when describing the process (we shall call the personal representative of the deceased –the administrator of the estate.
Once a friend or family member passes away, the administrator is immediately faced with a huge number of tasks - many of which the administrator has never encountered before. To assist you we have included a simple Estate Checklist (over) which applies to small estates where the deceased’s assets are greater than his/her debts. Whole books are written on administering an estate so please ask for advice if you have any questions or suspect that your estate may involve complications.
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If the deceased is a close family member, the administrator’s bereavement may leave him or her psychologically unprepared to negotiate the best prices or make the best choices for funeral arrangements - or for an estate lawyer. Law Boutique charges estate clients the same $300 per hour fee that we charge for any other legal work - we do not charge a flat fee or a percentage of the value of the estate because we think those fee arrangements tend to favour the lawyer. Our many satisfied estates clients can attest to the fairness of our approach. A simple estate where one spouse leaves a car, house, a few bank accounts and an RRSP will take under 8 hours and typically costs about $2,888.00 in legal fees, not including real estate transfers. Less than 5% of our estate clients experience legal bills in excess of $5,000.00.
*Fee is for work to obtain Grant only – legal fees and costs for advertising for creditors, passing of accounts, obtaining releases wills variation or other disputes, Public Trustee and Land Title related matters, transmissions and probate fees are extra.
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