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A wills and estates lawyer Edmonton families can turn to helps you protect the people you love and makes things easier for them when you are gone. Whether you are making a will, arranging for someone to manage your affairs if you cannot, settling a loved one’s estate or facing a dispute, Gupta Law Services gives clear guidance at each step.
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Setting out who receives what, who looks after your children and who carries out your wishes.
Applying to the Court of King's Bench for the grant that gives an executor authority to act.
Naming someone you trust to manage your finances, along with a personal directive for health and personal decisions.
Challenges to wills, disagreements with executors and claims by dependants.
The Government of Alberta encourages every adult to have a will, an enduring power of attorney and a personal directive. Each does a different job.
Says who inherits, who administers your estate and who cares for minor children. Under the Wills and Succession Act, a will generally needs to be in writing, signed and witnessed by two people, and a beneficiary or their spouse should not act as a witness.
Lets someone you choose manage your finances if you lose capacity. It is created under the Powers of Attorney Act. See the Government of Alberta's page on the enduring power of attorney.
Names an agent for personal and health decisions. Alberta does not have living wills, so the personal directive does that work. See the personal directive page.
When a person dies, the executor named in the will, or an administrator appointed by the court, gathers the assets, pays the debts and distributes what remains.
A court grant is not always needed, but banks and the land titles office often ask for one. Applications are made to the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta. Executors have real legal duties and can be held responsible for mistakes, so early advice matters.
A divorce or the end of an adult interdependent relationship can affect gifts to a former partner, so update your documents.
Our divorce page explains the wider process.
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Our wills and estates lawyer Edmonton team is led by Gagandeep Gupta, Barrister and Solicitor, with more than 25 years of international legal experience. We explain legal terms in plain language, take time to understand your family and discuss fees before work begins.
We assist families in Edmonton, St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove, Leduc, Fort Saskatchewan and across Alberta.
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No, but errors in signing, witnessing or wording can cause costly problems later. A lawyer makes sure the will is valid and reflects your wishes.
No. A grant is not always necessary, and some assets pass directly, such as jointly held property or assets with a named beneficiary. Whether you need one depends on the assets and on what banks or the land titles office require.
The Wills and Succession Act sets out who inherits, and the court appoints an administrator through a grant of administration. Often a spouse or adult child applies.
Yes, in limited situations, for example where there are concerns about capacity, undue influence or how the will was signed, or where a dependant was not provided for. These matters are decided by the Court of King's Bench.
