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This section contains articles on wills, trusts, estates and other areas of personal planning. This is an area of preventive law where modest legal expenses may avoid costly and difficult family and business problems. Our firm enjoys practising preventive law and assisting our clients in organising their affairs.

ARTICLES:

1.0 - Wills

Bulletin 1.1 - Questions and Background regarding Wills

Bulletin 1.2 - Cost of Wills

Bulletin 1.3 - The Wills Kit

Bulletin 1.4 - Wills Vocabulary - in preparation

Bulletin 1.5 - What is Estate Planning - in preparation

Bulletin 1.6 - Intestacy - Dying Without a Will - in preparation

Bulletin 1.7 - Wills Variation Act - in preparation

2.0 - Powers of Attorney and Adult Guardianship

Bulletin 2.1 - Enduring Powers of Attorney

Bulletin 2.2 - Adult Guardianship Legislation and Introduction to the Representation Agreement Act

Bulletin 2.3 - Representation Agreements - Information for Clients

3.0 - Estates

Bulletin 3.1 - Title TBA - in preparation

4.0 - Trusts

Bulletin 4.1 - What is a Trust? - in preparation

Bulletin 4.2 - When and Where are Trusts Useful? - in preparation

Bulletin 4.3 - The Family Trust - in preparation

Bulletin 4.4 - The New Alter-ego and Joint Partner Trusts - in preparation

 

RESOURCES:

1. Aydin Bird Wills Questionnaire

2. Testators Inventory of Assets and Liabilities - in preparation

3. Instructions for signing Wills

4. Aydin Bird Executors / Administrators Information Sheet

5. Definition of "major health care" and "minor health care"

 

LINKS:

McClean Report on Legal Planning Tools (147 pages) - March 2002. Important information and key recommendations to the Government of British Columbia on enduring powers of attorney and representation agreements.

Information Bulletin from the Ministry of the Attorney General regarding McClean Report - March 2002

Adult Guardianship Act of British Columbia

Estate Administration Act of British Columbia

Healthcare (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act of British Columbia

Patients Property Act of British Columbia

Power of Attorney Act of British Columbia

Public Guardian and Trustee Act of British Columbia

Representation Agreement Act of British Columbia

Trustee Act of British Columbia

Wills Act of British Columbia