What is Family Violence The modified Divorce Act is now defining “family violence” as a conduct between family members (be it a criminal offence or not — so no need…
Letters of Verification: What Are They For? Letters of verification certify that a will brought up to the Court is proven to be the only will made by the deceased…
You are a liquidator for a succession and you want to know if you have your right for remuneration. Because you worked restlessly to settle the Estate, to the detriment…
What is advance medical directives? Since January 1, 2016 every adult person (capable to consent to medical treatment) can also indicate in advance what medical services this person is willing to…
Settle an Estate Quebec How long does it take to settle an estate in Quebec? The Deceased has died several months ago, and you ask yourself how much does it…
Do you know that in Quebec one should probate a will, except for the notarial wills? This probation by the courts procedure makes a non-notarial will official. A notarial will made…
The Public Curator (currently Denis Marsolais) role is to ensure the welfare and protection of the patrimony of an incapable person. Normally, he oversees the administration of tutorship and curatorship. This organisation…
When a person dies, a will search is one of the first things to do. It is important to find out whether or not the deceased had a will registered in the…
So, what is Curatorship? Sadly, one day you could notice that your family member becomes incapable of taking care of himself with loss of autonomy associated with aging and physical disabilities.…
Undue influence (captation), as you may know, is a reason to annul a Will. This means that the singing person was not really making a free and informed choice. In other…