Clients and professionals rely on us when a neutral, experienced, and highly responsive trustee is required. We step in immediately, stabilize the estate, and move the administration forward without delay.
Drawing on our extensive estate‑litigation experience, we are frequently retained when concerns arise about the validity of a will. We provide discerning, strategic insight into issues such as undue influence, capacity and other indicators that may warrant closer scrutiny — and offer clear direction and representation on the best path forward, whether challenging the will or defending it.
We work alongside estate trustees to handle the core tasks of administering an estate — from obtaining probate and gathering assets to filing required returns, paying beneficiaries, preparing estate accounts and completing the final wind‑up with confidence and care.
We prepare and file the Application for a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee — with or without a will — together with the supporting affidavits and the Estate Information Return required by the court.
We are most often appointed when:
Our role is to step in immediately, stabilize the estate, and move the administration forward without delay.
We are most often consulted when:
We are most often retained when:
Four operating principles that separate us
Delays after death cause real financial and legal consequences. We move quickly — often within days — to secure assets, begin probate, and establish control over the administration. Clerks handle time‑sensitive tasks under lawyer supervision so nothing sits idle and every step is completed correctly the first time.
We are appointed where complexity or conflict makes it impossible for a family member to act — contested estates, active litigation, business assets, or deeply divided beneficiaries. We manage competing interests, preserve estate value, and coordinate with accountants, litigators, and valuators. Even the most challenging estates progress in an orderly, compliant, and efficient manner.
As a neutral third party, we provide the stability and objectivity that conflicted families cannot supply on their own. We administer the estate in accordance with the law, communicate transparently with all beneficiaries, and ensure every step is fair, documented, and defensible — removing personal dynamics from the process.
We bill hourly — not by percentage — because estate size has little connection to actual work. As lawyers, we eliminate the need for external legal advice, avoiding the fees typically charged on top of trustee compensation. Experienced clerks handle day‑to‑day administration under lawyer supervision, keeping the overall cost to the estate low.
Professional estate administration billed by the hour. You decide which duties to delegate: a single appointment, a phase of the work, or the full estate.
Canadian families deserve estate services in their own language. We serve clients across six communities directly, ensuring nothing is lost in translation at one of life's hardest moments.
A no-obligation conversation about what kind of support makes sense: a single task, a phase, or full estate administration.