Wills and Estates Administration
A carefully prepared will is the first step to sound estate planning. We provide experienced, thoughtful advice and assistance in will preparation as well as the following:
- enduring powers of attorney
- living wills, personal directives
- advice and assistance to executors, agents, attorneys, guardians and trustees
- court applications pursuant to dependent adult legislation
- probate applications
- administration applications
We also assist clients in contested estate matters arising from poorly written or improperly signed wills, dependent relief legislation, elder abuse, undue influence, capacity issues, fiduciary breaches and Charter of Rights issues.
Regardless of the nature of the dispute or the people involved, Prowse Chowne’s litigation group always approaches each case from a sensitive and pragmatic viewpoint. We ably champion our clients’ interests in court if resolution on fair and acceptable terms is unattainable.
Estate and Succession Planning
Prowse Chowne has expertise in all areas of estate and succession planning. We provide sophisticated legal and financial planning advice to businesses and individuals. The bottom line is to achieve our clients’ goals by:
- analyzing clients’ business and personal needs and goals;
- advising clients about taxes, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, personal directives, shareholder agreements and other planning tools;
- assisting clients with charitable giving through trusts, foundations and other mechanisms;
- identifying and resolving potentially troublesome issues in advance;
- implementing “out of the box” solutions to unique client problems.
Through sound, practical and professional estate and succession planning, clients’ objectives such as preservation of wealth, tax minimization, orderly succession of business between generations, charitable giving and easing family distress at times of illness or death are achievable.