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: McCabe v Kowalyshyn, 2022 SKCA 56
The recent Court of Appeal decision in McCabe v Kowalyshyn, 2022 SKCA 56, offers various lessons to Estate litigators. These include: The reality that court approvals of Estate land sales, under s. 50.5 of The Administration of Estates Act, SS 1998, c A-4.1, do not...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Choquette v Viczko, 2021 SKQB 167
The recent decision in Choquette v Viczko, 2021 SKQB 167, offers a new interpretation of s. 50.5 of the Administration of Estates Act (“Act”).Background: Under s. 50.5 of the Act, if an executor sells land to which a beneficiary is beneficially entitled, the executor...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Campbell v. Cooper, 2017 Carswell Sask 334, 2017 SKCA 55
This article offers a case comment on a 2017 Saskatchewan decision, Campbell v. Cooper. The decision reminds us that beneficiaries who have been wronged by an executor should remember to begin an action within 2 years of when they discover said wrong.Facts: The...
National Post article on poorly drafted wills
A recent article from the National Post underscores how important it is to ensure that your Will is up to date and that it is well-drafted. I do not personally draft wills, as I focus on estate litigation disputes. However, I have seen firsthand that a homemade will...
Estate Litigation Update: Poole v Dailey, 2020 SKQB 226
I practise in the area of estate litigation and am often reminded of the importance of having a clearly drafted Will. A good recent example comes from the decision in Poole v Dailey, 2020 SKQB 226. The deceased had left his estate between his two children, Brian and...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Hayes v Swift, 2021 SKQB 132
The recent decision in Hayes v Swift, 2021 SKQB 132 offers a reminder that beneficiaries should ensure they have real evidence of executor wrongdoing before they bring a court application against an executor. Facts: The testator, Bernard William Hayes, had passed...