How do I Know if My Parent or Spouse has the necessary Competency to make a Power of Attorney in Nova Scotia?

How do I Know if My Parent or Spouse has the necessary Competency to make a Power of Attorney in Nova Scotia?

All things ‘Powers of Attorney’ in Nova Scotia are governed by the recently updated Nova Scotia Powers of Attorney Act. The default is that a person is presumed to be capable of making a power of attorney. However, sometimes by the time a person, or their loved one, realizes a Power of Attorney document would be helpful, it’s uncertain whether the person has the required competence to make a Power of Attorney.

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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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What is Probate in Nova Scotia?

What is Probate in Nova Scotia?

A somewhat alarming statistic is that nearly 50% of adult Canadians do not have a valid Will. Drawing from that, I am going to imagine that an equally large number of people in Nova Scotia are unfamiliar with probate. This blog will take a look at what probate is and why many people would wish to avoid it.

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