Wills Matter

Since 1885, when our firm was founded, the Wills and Estate lawyers at Fulton & Company LLP have helped thousands of clients with their Wills and their Estate planning needs. We have helped clients with administering Estates after a loved one has died, and we have helped our clients resolve their Estate disputes.

Our present Estate Law Team has many years of combined experience in providing exceptional legal services to our Estate clients in all areas of Estate Law. Our Estate planning lawyers are involved in all aspects of Will preparation, Estate planning and Estate administration from the largest and most complex Estates to the smallest. Our Estate court room lawyers have helped many clients successfully make or defend Estate claims and Will challenges at all levels of Court in British Columbia.

We have observed over the years that, often times, people are unaware of the many legal issues and concerns involved in Estate planning, Estate administration and Estate disputes. Sometimes, people do not realize that they need to get legal advice when planning their Estate or determining whether they have a legal claim to the property of a deceased relative or friend. This can sometimes lead to unfortunate and unintended consequences.

Our Estate Law Team wanted to provide people with some basic information about legal issues that often arise in Estate Law to help people better understand their legal rights and obligations, and also to help them identify when they need to seek out an Estate lawyer for legal advice and representation.

That is why we developed "Wills Matter". Wills really do matter. We hope you find these articles helpful.

Wills Matter Columns

• Changing Circumstances Changing Minds
• Don't Wait Until It's Too Late
• Executors And Beneficiaries
• Executor's Duty To Account
• Executor's Duty to File Income Tax Returns
• How Much Will All This Cost
• Leaving Someone Out
• Looking After My Kids
• Mother In Law
• Pitfalls of Joint Executors
• Planning For Your Own Incapacity
• Technical Difficulties
• The Wills Variation Act And The Executor
• Use Of Joint Bank Accounts
• When Should I Revisit My Will
• A Primer on Property
•  Are You Out of Your Mind?
• But Mom Wanted to Be Buried Under The Old Pondersa Pine
• Common Law Spouses Have Rights Too!
• Do I Have a Case?
• Excelling as Executor - Part I
• Excelling as Executor - Part II
• Excelling as Executor - Part III
• Excelling as Executor - Part IV
• Holograph Wills
• I Think Mom Had a Will...Where is it?
• If There Is No Will, Who Gets What?
• I'm Separated, What About Me?
• I've Found The Will, Now What?
• Making a Valid Will
• My Sister Left Everything to her Homemaker
• No Child Left Behind
• Powerful "Powers of Attorney"
• Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
• The Brady Bunch - Part I
• The Brady Bunch - Part II
• The Lazy Executor - What Can be Done?
• The Top Nine Clauses - Part I
• The Top Nine Clauses - Part II
• The Top Nine Clauses - Part III
• Trust the Trust
• What Happens If I Don't Have a Will?
• When I Go I Want To Leave It All To The S.P.C.A.
• Where There is a Will, There is a Way
• Who's In Charge After Me?
• Working with the WVA
• You're A Common Law Spouse, So What?