Alberta
3 lawyers whose firms cover wills and estates work in Edmonton. Each lawyer was checked on their provincial law society's public directory before being listed — check again before you hire, as people move firms. Browsing Lawvoo is free.
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Nathan A. Po · Partner, Head of Immigration Law Practice Group · Wills & Estates · Edmonton
10088 102 Avenue, Suite 1801, Edmonton, AB T5J 2Z1
Leads the firm's Immigration Law Practice Group, which helps individuals and their families obtain permanent residence, work and study permits. He also practises wills and estates. The firm also covers family law, employment law for employees and employers, residential real estate, and personal injury.
Diane C. Ferrante · Managing Partner · Wills & Estates · Edmonton
10060 Jasper Avenue, Suite 2800, Edmonton, AB T5J 3V9
Managing partner who leads the firm's litigation group, practising family law, insurance and personal injury law, and mediation and arbitration. She became a partner in 2015. The firm also covers employment law for employees and employers, residential real estate, and estates.
Lauren M. Pearson · Partner · Wills & Estates · Edmonton
10180 101 Street NW, Suite 2300, Edmonton, AB T5J 1V3
Partner practising employment law and litigation, acting for both employees and employers. The firm also covers family law, residential real estate, and wills and estates.
Making a will, applying for probate, administering an estate, and estate disputes. In Alberta the Court of King's Bench issues grants of probate and administration, and the Wills and Succession Act sets out who inherits when there is no will.
Applications for a grant of probate — or, if there is no will, a grant of administration — go to the Court of King's Bench. In Edmonton the Court of King's Bench sits at the Edmonton Law Courts, 1A Sir Winston Churchill Square.
The court fee depends on the net value of the property in Alberta: $35 for $10,000 or less, $135 up to $25,000, $275 up to $125,000, $400 up to $250,000 and $525 above $250,000. Legal fees are separate.
The Wills and Succession Act sets out how and to whom the property is transferred. What a spouse or adult interdependent partner receives depends on whether the person who died had children from another relationship. Someone must apply for a grant of administration to deal with the estate. See the Act or ask a lawyer for the shares that apply.
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