British Columbia
3 lawyers whose firms cover wills and estates work in Kelowna. 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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Heidi Taylor · Partner · Wills & Estates · Kelowna
1628 Dickson Avenue, Suite 400 (Landmark 4), Kelowna, BC V1Y 9X1
Partner practising family law and estate litigation. The firm also covers immigration for individuals and families, employment law for employees and employers, residential real estate, wills and estates, and personal injury.
Scott Chambers · Partner · Wills & Estates · Kelowna
537 Leon Avenue, Suite 200, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2A9
Partner practising employment law and civil litigation; in employment matters he acts for employees. The firm also covers family law, residential real estate, wills and estate planning, and personal injury.
Bryan Fitzpatrick · Partner · Wills & Estates · Kelowna
1665 Ellis Street, Suite 301, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2B3
Partner who helps individuals and families with Canadian and U.S. immigration matters, represents plaintiffs in personal injury claims and defends clients on criminal charges. He is licensed in British Columbia, Alberta and Washington State. The firm also covers family law, employment law, residential real estate, and wills and estates.
Making a will, applying for probate, administering an estate, and estate disputes. In British Columbia a grant of probate comes from the Supreme Court, and the Wills, Estates and Succession Act sets out who inherits when there is no will.
You can apply for a grant of probate in any BC Supreme Court registry. In Kelowna the Supreme Court is at the Kelowna Law Courts, 1355 Water Street.
Probate fees depend on the value of the estate and are set by BC's Probate Fee Act. Ask the Supreme Court registry or a lawyer for the fee on your estate. Legal fees are separate.
The Wills, Estates and Succession Act decides who inherits. If there is a spouse and no descendants, the spouse inherits the whole estate. If there are descendants, the spouse receives $300,000 — or $150,000 if not all the children are also the spouse's children — plus half of the rest, and the descendants share the other half. Someone must apply for a grant of administration to deal with the estate.
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