Estate Planning Lawyers: Preparing & Protecting Your Estate For the Future
Estate Planning Legal Services Offered In Calgary, Alberta
Our estate planning lawyers are knowledgeable in estate related matters. Estate planning, wills, codicils, powers of attorney, and more. We offer a full service estate planning legal team. For example, we offer the following estate related services:
- Wills
- Creating estate (Testamentary) trusts
- Trust for minor Beneficiaries
- Tax planning
- Appointing guardians
- Preventing / Minimizing estate litigation
- Estate Planning
- Living wills or personal directives
- Advance medical directives
- Enduring powers of attorney
- Naming powers of attorney
- Estate administration
- Business succession planning
- Transferring corporate assets or shares
- Charitable giving
- Appointment of trustees
- Estate litigation
- Estate Taxes; and lastly
- Inheritance Taxes
Respecting The Differences In Each Estate
Our Calgary estate planning lawyers understand that every estate is different. Estates differ not just in terms of the amount of assets, but the types of assets and the people involved. Everyone has their own view of how their end of life distribution of assets occur. We treat each client as an individual and strive to ensure that your estate planning needs are met. Our estate planning lawyers will help, guide, inform, and prepare you and your estate for the future. Often, discount legal representation or will kits, leave people with a one size fits none scenario. Not only do these not address individual needs, they often do not meet different provincial or even country legal requirements.
What Does Estate Planning In Alberta Involve
There are several aspects to estate planning in Alberta. Our estate planning lawyers guide you through each aspect of setting up your estate. Our comprehensive, multi-step approach ensures that all your assets are accounted for and your beneficiaries are prepared for the future. We can prepare you and your estate for not just your passing, but ensure that your estate is prepared to make life easier for you while you are alive and well and for any potential loss of capacity. Proper estate planning also involves looking at what not to do. This includes situations where adding a joint tenant to a home or bank account is a poor choice.
More Than Just Estates: Convenience And Cost Savings
As a full service law firm, our estate planning lawyers can work with our legal team to make sure that all aspects of your estate planning and ultimate estate administration are covered. As our law firm works as a team, if other areas of law are involved, you are not paying the costs associate with engaging two law firms. Due to the nature of estates, estate planning lawyers often work with:
- Real estate lawyers to deal with property held by the estate
- Family law lawyers to deal with potential spousal or common law partner disputes as well as the care of minor children
- Litigation lawyers to deal with fighting over the estate
- Corporate and/or employment lawyers to deal with managing and transitioning corporate assets
How Much Does Estate Planning Cost
Our estate planning law firm believes in your knowing what estate planning costs before you commit to use our services. To give you peace of mind when it comes to the cost of planning your estate, our estate planning lawyers bill most services on flat rate fees. Our transparency means that you can budget in advance and know you will not get a surprise invoice later. In addition, we offer a free consultation with you. This gives you an idea of the things you need to consider with your own specific estate. This allows you to protect your assess and your family!
No Charge Consultations
As above, we do not charge for our initial consultation. This meeting, by phone, email or in person, gives you the background you need to move forward. Accurate legal information is often hard to find. Also, we are committed to working with you so that you make good estate planning choices. Lastly, we start this process with a free consultation to get the ball rolling.
The Cost Of Failing To Prepare Your Estate
Failing to prepare your estate, either with or without estate planning lawyers, can be costly. The Alberta Government suggests that everyone has some minimal estate planning in place. Without a comprehensive estate plan, your estate faces many risks. For example, we see the following with poorly planned estates:
- Your estate may not go to your chosen beneficiaries;
- Increased taxes;
- Minors receiving substantial funds on turning 18;
- Loss of or damage to businesses;
- Estate fighting or litigation;
- Increased cost of estate administration; and lastly
- Poor management of estate assets.
Getting The Help Of Estate Planning Lawyers
We like to help. We even start helping at no charge to you. The estate planning lawyers at Kahane Law Office in Calgary, Alberta want to assist you in all your estate planning needs. With customized services, you pick how much or how little we help. We respect your choices and encourage clients making informed choices by providing them the resources and legal information they need. You can reach us toll-free at 1-877-225-8817, 403-225-8810 locally or email us directly here.