Wills & Estates

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Landmark Law recommends that everyone, including those with simple estates, prepare a will to save them from the mess that can result from you dying without a will.

Having a will helps to ensure that your wishes are honoured, allows you to better care for your loved ones, and reduce future costs and burden.

In Ontario, with or without a will, the majority of estates must go through the probate process. Furthermore, when you have an estate without a Will, the probate application is more complex than when you have an estate with a Will, leading to higher probate-related fees. The probate court may be the one to decide how to administer your estate without your input. The cost of fixing the chaos that can result from dying without a Will (the extra fees, time, effort, and stress) usually exceeds the cost in having a Will prepared in the first place.


Wills & Powers of Attorney Services

  1. Standard Mirrored Wills and Power of Attorneys (Property and Personal Care) [Click Here]
  2. Complex and Uneven Distribution Will and Power of Attorneys (Property and Personal Care) [Click Here]
  3. Dual Wills (Primary and Secondary Wills) and Power of Attorneys (Property and Personal Care) [Click Here]
  4. Probate or Letters of Administration Application [Click Here]
  5. Guardianship Application [Click Here]
  6. Limited Powers of Attorney

Note: Landmark Law offers flexible signing of Wills and Powers of Attorney and 3 social distancing signing options: a) Outdoor Patio, b) Remotely, and c) Video. We prepare Primary/Secondary (aka Dual) wills for medical professionals and business owners, and standard wills and powers of attorney (non-corporate)

As a regular presenter of wills and estate law seminars, we are delighted to cater towards your needs for quality legal services.

For our affordable Standard and Specific Wills and Powers of Attorney packages, please click our Price Calculator. To get started, please review and complete the Client Kit.


Landmark Law Bonus: The following free cost-saving legal features will be included in your will: 1) Commissioner’s Exhibit stamp*, and 2) Written Memorandum clause**.

*The Commissioner’s Exhibit stamp (which is often missing on wills) is required for probate and having this on your will from the onset will help save fees and expedite the probate process.

**The Written Memorandum clause in the will allows you to later add or change morally suasive instructions for the Trustee without the assistance of a lawyer or changing your will to help save future fees and time. For eg, you might distribute your assets equally to your family, yet you may determine in your Written Memorandum that there are specific cash gifts you wish to distribute to friends that you would like your Trustee to honour. The Written Memorandum is not legally binding but is hand-written by you and morally suasive in expressing your desired wishes for your Trustee to honour.


Webinars

  • August 24, 2022, Probate and Estate Administration on Facebook/LandmarkLawPC (watch here)
  • September 18, 2020, Corporate Wills Webinar for U of T Lawyerup! Case Competition on Facebook/LandmarkLawPc (watch here)
  • July 29, 2020, 共同資產視頻在Facebook/LandmarkLawPC上 (中文) (點擊此處)
  • July 20, 2020, 企業遺囑視頻在Facebook/LandmarkLawPC上 (中文) (點擊此處)
  • July 17, 2020, 標準遺囑及授權書視頻在Facebook/LandmarkLawPC上 (中文) (點擊此處)
  • June 8, 2020, Corporate Wills Webinar on Facebook/LandmarkLawPC (watch here)
  • June 6, 2020, Naming Trustees/Beneficiaries/Guardian/Attorneys Webinar on Facebook/LandmarkLawPC (watch here)
  • June 3, 2020, Jointly owned Assets Webinar on Facebook/LandmarkLawPC (watch here)
  • May 24, 2020, Standard Will & POA Webinar on Facebook/LandmarkLawPC (watch here)
  • May 2, 2020, Wills & Estate Legal Education Webinar on Facebook/LandmarkLawPC (watch here)
  • April 21, 2020, Wills & Estates Webinar on Facebook/LandmarkLawPC (watch here)

Major Articles

Wills and Power of Attorneys

Probate and Estates

Taxes



Wills Podcast Transcripts