Wills & Estate Matters

Your will is a binding document setting out your instructions for the distribution of your assets on your death. To be effective it must be executed in accordance with the provision of the Wills Act.

If you have assets, you should have a will. If you do not have a will at the time of your death, your assets will be distributed in a manner provided for by legislation. This may not be in accordance with what you would have wished and may not provide for your family in the most effective manner.

You should review your will whenever your family status changes. Marriage invalidates a will unless it was prepared in contemplation of the marriage. So if you get married you will need a new will.

Separation and divorce do not invalidate a will. So if your spouse is an executor or trustee or a major beneficiary, you will probably want to revise your will on marriage breakdown.

Birkett Ticoll will be pleased to prepare your will for you. We also handle probate and contested estate matters.

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