Imperial Law wills and probate practice understands the legal intricacies of the system when it comes to estate planning, wills and trusts, and probate to help you resolve your legal issues.

Preserving Family Wealth

Whether you’re planning your future medical care or establishing support for love ones upon your death, our lawyers can help with all aspects of trust and estate issues. Securing your legacy by knowing that you have planned for your family’s long-term financial security brings comfort. We thoroughly analyze your estate and strategize the best means of legally transferring your assets, supporting personal philanthropic causes, or protecting your loved ones. Our team’s aim is to maintain the fiscal strength of entities to serve beneficiaries through the intended life of the trust.

Wills and Testament

A will is essential at every stage of your life. Your living will or advance directive sets the parameters for medical intervention should you become incapacitated. This assures that when you are most vulnerable, your wishes will be honoured. Your last will provides the opportunity to distribute your property, establish care for your children and otherwise express your wishes upon your death.  A will is necessary if you intend to leave property to a person or entity other than a blood relative, such as a domestic partner, a friend or a charity. If you die without a will, the court determines how your property is distributed, who cares for your children and even what happens to your pet — making decisions that might not reflect your desires.

As your life changes, so might your estate plan. You may need to update your will throughout your life. We draft valid codicils that address changes in your financial situation, marital status, number of children, philanthropic interests and general lifestyle decisions.

Probate

Our experienced trust and estates team will help guide you through the process of probate, which typically follows what is often a painful emotional loss. We know how to ease the stress of the probate process through meticulously guiding personal representatives and beneficiaries to help resolve probate matters. From filing and completing probate court paperwork, collecting and transferring assets, or managing the estate, our lawyers are able to assist in every aspect of estate probate.

Even in apparently straightforward estate cases, there are sometimes disputes between beneficiaries. When it is in the best interests of our client to preserve cordial familial relationships, our lawyers are adept at mediating these disputes. When necessary, we assertively defend our client’s beneficiary rights .