Ontario Probate Kit

Everything you need to probate or administer an estate

This is intended for a Canadian audience.

ISBN: 978-1-77040-143-3

Number of pages: 144

You can probate a simple Ontario estate yourself and save money!

ALL THE UPDATED FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD THROUGH A LINK ON THE CD WHEN YOU PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT. Follow the instructions before you do anything else!!

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When you probate an estate, you prove by legal process that a will has been validly made and executed. This may sound complicated, but it isn't. It is actually possible for you, the layperson, to probate a simple estate. Furthermore, you can save thousands of dollars in legal fees. 

Learn what you should do after a death; the powers and duties of executors and administrators; how estates are divided if there is no will; what to do about out-of-province assets; what forms are necessary and how to complete them properly; how to file for probate without a lawyer; and much more. All the information you need is included in this kit.

Here are some of the topics that are explained:

  • - How to save money by doing it yourself
  • - What forms are necessary and how to complete them properly
  • - What all these documents and terms mean
  • - The actual mechanics of probate and/or administration procedures
  • - How an estate is divided if there is no will
  • - How to access the value of the deceased's assets
  • - How to advertise for creditors
  • - What to do about out-of-province assets
  • - How to transfer the assets of the estate to the rightful beneficiaries
  • - The rights of common-law spouses and illegitimate children
  • - What to do after you receive your Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee
  • - What benefits survivors are entitled to under the Canada Pension Plan
  • - And more! 
More Information
Subtitle Everything you need to probate or administer an estate
Publication Date Jul 14, 2013
Market Canada
PDF Preview Download URL http://www.self-counsel.com/docs/ontario_probate_kit.pdf
Edition Updated Thirteenth Edition
Pages 144
Size 6x9
ISBN 978-1-77040-143-3
Library Sales? Not for sale to libraries
UPC 069635401439
About the CD The CD works with Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X, Gnu/Linux, and Sun Solaris. To fully use the CD you will need an Internet connection, a current web browser, and Microsoft Word or a compatible word processor.

Author Details - David I. Botnick

David I. Botnick has been practising law for more than 20 years. He is currently a partner in a law office in northwest Toronto, where he practises largely in the areas of family law, wills and estates, real estate, and personal injury. He has written booklets and newspaper articles on various legal topics of interest to the general public. His goal in his writing and in his practice is to make the law understandable and useful for everyone. He is the author of Wills for Ontario, Ontario Divorce Kit, and Ontario: Marriage, Separation, and Divorce, three other titles published by Self-Counsel Press.

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