Solutions to Estate Planning Matters
At the Toronto, Ontario, law firm of O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers, we work with clients concerned about preserving and protecting their assets in the event of death or incapacity and their successful succession on death. Our highly focused practice comprehensively addresses the estate planning needs of clients ranging from protecting special needs adults' assets to planning for the succession of multi-jurisdictional property on death.
Our Practice Areas
Our Ontario wills and trusts lawyers assist clients within a wide range of simple and complex legal practice areas, including:
- Estate planning
- Will planning
- Living trusts and inter vivos trusts
- Multi-jurisdictional and cross-border estate planning and administration
- U.S.-Canada cross-border will and estate planning
- Incapacity planning
- Financial planning and incapacity
- Personal care planning
- Probate fee minimization
- Special needs planning
- Life insurance planning
- Advice to executors, trustees, attorneys, guardians and beneficiaries
- Estate and trust administration, probate and fiduciary accounting
- Estate and trust dispute resolution and contentious proceedings
- Guardianships and management plans
- Court applications, including passing accounts, trust variations, and advice and directions
- Charitable giving and private foundations
- Domestic contracts and family law planning
The Importance of Comprehensive Estate Planning
Addressing the need for comprehensive estate planning can seem overwhelming, yet the cost of failing to do so can have severe repercussions, including:
- The lengthy and costly administration of assets upon death or incapacity
- Expensive legal fees arising from vague and confusing wills
- Inadequate will planning leading to problems and delays in probate and asset transfers, among other matters, especially when assets are held in multiple jurisdictions
- The need to pay otherwise avoidable probate taxes
- Estate disputes and resulting family disharmony
At O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers, we work to address your estate planning and probate legal needs. To learn about how we can provide solutions for effective and orderly succession of your assets, and to reduce fees, taxes and other expenses related to your estate, contact our Bay Street offices at 888-365-6235.
