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Sometimes estate settlement is one of the hardest aspects of dealing with the death of a family member. This doesn't have to be the case if proper preparation of all estate documents took place prior to the death. If you have the services of an experienced estate lawyer at your disposal, there can be even less worry and strife.
Probate is the official proving of a will. The probate process is intended to establish the legal validity of a will, but it involves so much more than merely confirming that the signed, witnessed, and registered copy of a will is authentic.
In addition to proving in a court of law that the deceased individual's will is valid, the probate process also involves:
When someone dies without leaving a dated, signed, and properly witnessed will, the court decides who should receive the deceased's assets. It won't matter what your familial relationships were really like; the state will award property and cash to the survivors based solely on their legal relationship to the deceased. This is called dying "intestate." Generally only spouses, common-law spouses, and blood relatives inherit under intestate succession laws.
Losing a loved one can be an overwhelming experience and when you add in estate settlement issues, the months following the death can be much more than we bargained for. That's when it might be advantageous to hire an attorney. When faced with this situation, it's best to turn to the experts in estate settlement.
Note: All of our locations are a Funeral Establishment - Class 1 License
Picton (FE-371) 33 Main Street West, Picton, ON K0K 2T0 Ph: 613-476-2450
Tweed (FE-484) 137 Colborne Street, Tweed, ON K0K 3J0 Ph: 613-478-3535
Madoc (FE-269) 112 Durham Street South, Madoc, ON K0K 2K0 Ph: 613-473-2833
Marmora (FE-272) 9 Bursthall Street, Marmora, ON K0K 2M0 Ph: 613-472-2531
Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home Limited (FE-049) 53 Division Street, Bowmanville, ON L1C 2Z8 Ph: 905-623-5668
Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home Limited (FE-049)
53 Division Street, Bowmanville, ON L1C 2Z8 Ph: 905-623-5668
D.E. Allison Funeral Home Limited (FE-382)
103 Mill Street North, Port Hope, ON L1A 2T3 Ph: (905) 885-5611
D.E. Allison Funeral Home Limited (FE-382) 103 Mill Street North, Port Hope, ON L1A 2T3 Ph: (905) 885-5611