Estate litigation
Disputes over wills, estates and trusts are often stressful and time-consuming. We provide our clients with straightforward and timely legal guidance to try to resolve their disputes in the most efficient, cost-effective and amicable way.
Where formal litigation is the only alternative to negotiation, mediation or arbitration, we fight passionately for our clients. Our team has represented clients in all levels of courts in Alberta, and elsewhere in Canada.
If you have a disagreement over an inheritance, the validity of a will, the administration of an estate or any other estate-related matter, our team has the knowledge and experience to help you.
Who we work with
We advise:
- Beneficiaries
- Estates
- Executors
- Trustees
- Guardians
- Financial advisers
What we do
We provide advice and representation on various wills, estates and trusts matters including:
- Claims regarding the interpretation of wills and trusts
- Disputes regarding the validity of wills, trusts or powers of attorney based on capacity concerns, undue influence or suspicious circumstances
- Appointment, removal or replacement of executors, trustees, guardians and attorneys
- Claims against executors or personal representatives who do not or cannot fulfill their obligations, have mismanaged or misappropriated estate assets, or have acted negligently or unfairly in administering the estate
- Disputes regarding compensation of trustees, personal representatives and administrators
- Claims regarding the transfer of assets during a person's lifetime
- Claims by adult independent partners
- Proceedings to recover losses resulting from a breach of trust or breach of fiduciary duty
- Challenges regarding assets improperly included in the estate
- Misappropriation of estate, trust or elder assets by family members or others
- Settling estate disputes in a tax effective manner
- Advising on applications to pass accounts
What our clients say
"The team works together very well. They build on each other's strengths to provide the best path forward for resolving disputes." – Legal 500 Canada 2021
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