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BOYNECLARKE LLP

Nova Scotia Barristers' Society

Lauren M. Randall · CEO & Managing Partner · Wills & Estates · Halifax

99 Wyse Road, Suite 600, Dartmouth, NS B3A 4S5

Managing partner whose practice focuses on residential real estate, and wills and estate planning, with a particular interest in condominium law. The firm's office is in Dartmouth, in Halifax Regional Municipality, and it also covers family law, employment law for employees and employers, and accident and personal injury claims.

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About wills and estates law in Nova Scotia

Making a will, applying for probate, administering an estate, and estate disputes. Nova Scotia has a separate Probate Court, which appoints executors and administrators, and the Intestate Succession Act sets out who inherits when there is no will.

  • The Probate Court of Nova Scotia has authority over the appointment of executors and administrators in all estate matters.
  • Probate tax depends on the value of the estate: $85.60 for an estate up to $10,000, $215.20 up to $25,000, $358.15 up to $50,000 and $1,002.65 up to $100,000; above that it is $1,002.65 plus $16.95 for every $1,000 (or part of $1,000) over $100,000.
  • When someone dies without a will: if there is a spouse and no children, the spouse inherits the whole estate. If there are children, the spouse receives the first $50,000 and then half of the rest if there is one child, or one third if there is more than one; the children share what is left.
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Common questions about wills and estates lawyers in Halifax

Where do I apply for probate for someone who lived in Halifax?

Applications go to the Probate Court of Nova Scotia, which appoints executors and administrators. Ask the Probate Court or your lawyer where to file.

How much does probate cost in Nova Scotia?

Probate tax is $85.60 for an estate up to $10,000, $215.20 up to $25,000, $358.15 up to $50,000 and $1,002.65 up to $100,000; above that it is $1,002.65 plus $16.95 for every $1,000 (or part of $1,000) over $100,000. On a $300,000 estate that is $4,392.65. Legal fees are separate.

What happens if someone dies without a will in Nova Scotia?

The Intestate Succession Act decides who inherits. If there is a spouse and no children, the spouse inherits the whole estate. If there are children, the spouse receives the first $50,000 and then half of the rest if there is one child, or one third if there is more than one; the children share what is left. The spouse can choose to take the home as part of that share.

Are the wills and estates lawyers listed for Halifax licensed?

To practise law in Nova Scotia a lawyer must be a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society. You can look up any lawyer in the Society's public lawyer search to check their status and to see whether they have been formally disciplined. Each lawyer on these pages was checked there before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the Society.

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