Services & Prices

Information about Wills, Powers of Attorney & Representation Agreements

Individual

• Standard Will:  $720
• Add a Power of Attorney:  $240
• Add a Representation Agreement: $120
• Full package - $1,080
• Non-Standard Will - hourly rates (we can usually provide an estimate at end of first meeting)

Couple

• 2 Standard Wills - $900
• Add 2 Powers of Attorney -  $300
• Add 2 Representation Agreements - $150
• Full package - $1,350
• Non-Standard Wills - hourly rates (we can usually provide an estimate at end of first meeting)

When purchased without a Will

Individual

• Power of Attorney  - $400
• Representation Agreement - $250

Couple 

• 2 Powers of Attorney - $500
• 2 Representation Agreements - $310

Information about Probate, Administration, Estates and our services

Probate of a Will

Legal fees charged for a Grant of Probate of a Will are based on the amount of work required calculated using hourly rates. No two grant applications are the same, but legal fees usually range from $5,000 - $6,000.  However, a Grant of Probate can be difficult and more expensive if there are problems with the Will, beneficiaries, assets, creditors or other unanticipated challenges.  For most estates, we will bill for the legal work after the Grant of Probate has been issued, and it can be paid from the estate's funds.

We can often provide a fixed fee quote for services.

Grant of Administration (When there is no Will)

When someone dies without a Will, a family member must obtain a court order appointing them as the Administrator of the estate.  Obtaining a Grant of Administration is a similar court process to a Grant of Probate.  However, it is often more complicated and expensive.

Probate Fees

The court charges a fee to process a Grant of Probate/Administration based on the value of the estate. The current fee is $350 plus 1.4% of the value of the estate in excess of $50,000. 

All wills include a simple trust for beneficiaries who are under the age of 19.  Some people require more detailed trusts, or long term trusts in their wills; it is often due to a beneficiary being disabled, but there are other reasons they are used.

In some rare situations, a person can benefit from putting assets into a trust during their lifetime.

Work on trusts is billed at hourly rates.

A committee application is a request for a court order declaring a person to be mentally incapable and appointed a decision maker for them.  It is a very slow, challenging and expensive process.

Work on a committee application is billed at hourly rates.

Sometimes a parent or other family member has dementia and it is too late for them to make a power of attorney or standard representation agreement.  A section 7 representation agreement might be a solution to enable you to make decisions and sign documents on behalf of your parent or family member; including both health care, personal care and routine financial matters.  A section 7 representation agreement is also helpful when you have a mentally disabled child after they turn 19.

I can give you advice on how to set up and use a section 7 representation agreement.  This advice is billed at hourly rates.

I offer a one hour consultation with a lawyer for $385.  This is a good option if you are looking for advice without a commitment to purchase additional legal services.  An hour is usually an appropriate amount of time to discuss your situation, answer your questions and provide you with some advice on how to proceed.

Lawyer - $385

Paralegal - $185

We charge GST and PST on all services.