British Columbia
3 lawyers whose firms cover wills and estates work in Surrey. 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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Jacy J. Wingson, KC · Partner, Estates · Wills & Estates · Surrey
13450 102 Avenue, Suite 1500, Surrey, BC V3T 5X3
Partner whose practice is estate planning and administration, and estates and trust litigation, including contested estates and property disputes. The firm also covers family law, residential real estate and personal injury.
Kanchan K. Dhahan · Partner, Head of Family Law Group · Wills & Estates · Surrey
7565 132 Street, Suite 220, Surrey, BC V3W 1K5
Heads the firm's Family Law Group and practises only family law, appearing in the BC Provincial Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal and using out-of-court processes where they fit. The firm's main office is in Surrey and it also covers employment and human rights law, immigration, real estate, wills and estates, and personal injury.
Tamara L. Dewar · Partner, Litigator · Wills & Estates · Surrey
13401 108th Avenue, Suite 1450, Surrey, BC V3T 5T3
Litigation partner whose practice covers employment and human rights law, family law, estate and trust litigation, and commercial disputes. She was called in British Columbia in 2017 after practising in California and Washington State.
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. There is no Supreme Court registry in Surrey; the New Westminster Law Courts, 651 Carnarvon Street, are nearby.
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.
To practise law in British Columbia a lawyer must be a member of the Law Society of British Columbia. You can look up any lawyer in the Law Society's public Lawyer Directory, which shows their practising status and any discipline history. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in that directory before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the Law Society.
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