Alberta Probate Kit (download version)

Everything you need to probate or administer an estate

This is intended for a Canadian audience.

ISBN: 978-1-77040-234-8

You can probate a simple Alberta estate in yourself and save money! The PDF version of the book (2024) included in this download kit features security settings that prevent printing, copying & reproducing.

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When you probate an estate, you prove by a legal process that a will has been validly made and executed. This may sound complicated, but it isn't.

Even when there is no will or the executor appointed in the will is not acting, it is possible to administer an estate without a lawyer. This kit is designed for people with small or moderate estates to handle after the death of a family member or friend.

When someone has died, it must be proven that a will has been validly made and executed. This book demonstrates, in easy-to-understand terms, how anyone faced with the difficult situation of acting as executor can probate an estate and how anyone faced with acting as administrator can administer an estate -- without consulting a lawyer. It is possible for a layperson to probate an uncomplicated estate without paying a laywer and save thousands of dollars in legal fees in the process! 

Here are some of the topics that are explained in the kit:

  • What you should do after a death
  • The powers and duties of executors and administrators
  • What forms are necessary and how to complete them properly
  • How to assess the value of the deceased's assets
  • How to transfer the estate to the rightful beneficiaries
  • --And more.

By following the step-by-step instructions in this kit, you can successfully probate or administer a straightforward estate yourself; even if you are not planning to do it yourself, the included book will serve as a useful guide in discussions with a lawyer.

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Subtitle Everything you need to probate or administer an estate
Market Canada
PDF Preview Download URL http://www.self-counsel.com/docs/alberta_probate_kit.pdf
Operating System This is a 9.64 MB ZIP compressed file containing a folder with the instructions. It can be used on any recent Windows, Macintosh, or Linux operating system. The kit requires an internet connection and MS Word or equivalent word processor.
File Size 9.64 MB
ISBN 978-1-77040-234-8
Library Sales? Not for sale to libraries.

Author Details - Lynne Butler, Lawyer

Lynne Butler, BA, LLB, has worked in estate planning and law for over 20 years. She is a frequent speaker on will and estate matters, and is a Learning Group facilitator for the Wills and Estates module of the bar admission course in Alberta. She is the author of Protect Your Elderly Parents: Become Your Parents' Guardian or Trustee, Succession Planning Kit for Canadian Business, and Estate Planning through Family Meetings, also published by Self-Counsel Press. .

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