What do I have to do to before I draft my Will and Estate Planning Documents in Nova Scotia?

What do I have to do to before I draft my Will and Estate Planning Documents in Nova Scotia?

A common question we get when people contact us about starting the process of drafting their Will or estate planning is “What do I have to do before I come in?”  The short answer is nothing.  At our firm, when we help people with their estate planning we don’t require any sort of forms to be filled out in advance, nor do you have to compile a laundry list of bank account numbers or balances

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Consequences for Your Loved ones if you Die Without a Will in Nova Scotia

Consequences for Your Loved ones if you Die Without a Will in Nova Scotia

A common (and troubling) statistic is that approximately 50% of adult Canadians do not have a valid Will.  The reasons why people haven’t yet prepared their Wills are varied but I’ll suggest one of the more important is that they don’t understand the consequences of dying without one.

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