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: Kuffner v. Jacques, 2023 SKKB 14
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Kuffner v. Jacques offers guidance on when the merits of a will challenge can be decided in a summary fashion, as opposed to a full trial.Factual background: The factual background in Kuffner was as follows: The Will...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Nagy v. Graves, 2022 CarswellSask 590, 2022 SKKB 257
The recent Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench decision in Nagy v. Graves reminds us that a Court will often remove executors who are guilty of extreme delay in administering an Estate.Factual background: The factual background in Nagy was as follows: Nine siblings of the Nagy...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Bell v Bell, 2022 SKQB 198
The recent Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench decision in Bell v Bell, 2022 SKQB 198 is an example of a Will challenge which did not succeed in raising a genuine issue for trial. Bell reminds us that Courts will generally require firsthand evidence of incapacity or of...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Peters (Estate) (Re), 2022 SKQB 186
The recent Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench decision in Peters (Estate) (Re), 2022 SKQB 186 prohibits the practice of altering an affidavit without actually re-swearing it.Factual background: The background facts in Peters can be described as follows: Antonia Peters died on...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Martin v Martin, 2022 SKCA 79
The recent Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision in Martin v Martin, 2022 SKCA 79 offers a reminder of the litigation which can ensue when a person puts another family member on title, and a dispute later arises as to whether that person holds beneficial title, or,...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Kaushik v Kaushik, 2022 SKQB 135
The recent Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench decision in Kaushik v Kaushik, 2022 SKQB 135, offers an overview of a situation in which multiple persons concurrently seek to be appointed as the sole administrator of an Estate.Overview: Sadhna Kaushik applied for appointment as...