Wills, Estates, Trusts, Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney
From drafting simple wills and health care directives to overseeing complex estates and trusts, our lawyers help you smoothly navigate this important legal area.
We help you with:
- estate and life planning
- probate issues and estate administration
- tax planning
- arranging personal and property guardianship
- powers of attorney
- estate litigation
- creation and operation of holding companies
- establishment, registration and operation of trusts, charitable organizations and foundations
Allan M. Haubrich, q.c.
Darlene N. Wingerak
Marinko J. Jelovic
Siobhan H. Morgan
Ben W. Parsonson
Paula Bittman
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Mang v. Hofer, 2025 CarswellSask 85, 2025 SKKB 21
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Mang v. Hofer offers a reminder of the threshold criteria that an applicant must meet in order to become the administrator of an intestate estate. For context, when a deceased dies without a will their estate falls into...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Reader Estate v. Reader, 2024 CarswellSask 522, 2024 SKKB 212
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Reader Estate v. Reader demonstrated the Court’s power to rectify a Will where a drafting error threatened to defeat the intention of the testator.Background: The factual background in Reader Estate included the below:...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Bistretzan v Krpan, 2024 SKKB 199
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Bistretzan v Krpan, examined when a Court will order an attorney to provide a final accounting. The decision in Bistretzan offers a variety of lessons, which include: That the period of the accounting should cover only...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Concentra Trust v Calvary United Church, 2024 SKKB 139
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Concentra Trust v Calvary United Church, displays the Court’s power to save a charitable gift in a Will, so that an estate gift still flows to another charitable object which closely resembles the testator’s original...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Levesque v Klarenbach, 2024 SKKB 130
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Levesque v Klarenbach, offers a reminder of the limits that some judges may impose on an application to compel disclosure from a power of attorney.Background: The background of Levesque involved the below facts: Darlene...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Miller v Miller Estate, 2024 SKCA 70
The recent Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision in Miller v Miller Estate, 2024 SKCA 70, confronted the issue of when a party, who seeks to appeal a decision made by a Chambers judge, first requires leave to appeal. For context, in order to appeal certain decisions...