New Brunswick
2 lawyers whose firms cover wills and estates work in Moncton. 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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Nicole E. Druckman · Founder & Lawyer · Wills & Estates · Moncton
720 Main Street, Suite 101, Moncton, NB E1C 1E4
Practises immigration law, residential and commercial real estate, and business law; she added immigration law to her practice in 2004. The firm's immigration work includes sponsoring a spouse, partner or dependent children, and it also handles home purchases, sales and refinancing, and wills and estates.
Lee McKeigan-Dempsey · Lawyer · Wills & Estates · Moncton
76 Albert Street, Moncton, NB E1C 1B1
Represents individuals in employment matters, from wrongful dismissal actions to human rights claims, and advises small and medium-sized businesses. She also acts for clients buying, selling or refinancing real estate. The firm also covers family law, and wills and estates.
Making a will, applying for probate, administering an estate, and estate disputes. New Brunswick has a separate Probate Court, and the Devolution of Estates Act sets out who inherits when there is no will.
Applications go to the Probate Court of New Brunswick, which sits in Moncton at the Moncton Law Courts, 145 Assumption Boulevard.
Probate tax rates went up for applications filed on or after 12 June 2026. The tax is $200 where the estate is worth $20,000 or less; $200 plus $5 for every $1,000 over $20,000 for estates up to $100,000; and $600 plus $15 for every $1,000 over $100,000 above that. On a $300,000 estate that is $3,600. Legal fees are separate.
The Devolution of Estates Act decides who inherits. If there is a surviving spouse and no children, the spouse inherits the whole estate. If there are children, the spouse receives the couple's marital property 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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