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Modernization of Alberta’s Trustee Act
May 11, 2022
A new Alberta provincial Trustee Act was introduced as Bill 12 on March 29, 2022 and was passed by the
Estate Planning Considerations When Your Family Member Receives AISH
November 6, 2020
The Assured Income for the Several Handicapped (“AISH”) program is a critical support for many disabled Albertans. Often parents or
A Look at Wills and Estate Plans – What’s included in my estate plan?
July 3, 2020
What is my Estate? An estate, when referred to in the financial and legal sense of the word, is an
Wills, Estates & Trusts
McCuaig Desrochers LLP has experienced lawyers in the areas of Estate Planning, Trusts and Estate Administration (Probate).
Estate Planning and Trusts:
We encourage our clients to plan for the future. With proper planning, you will have the comfort and assurance of knowing that your wishes will be carried out and that your loved ones will be cared for. We have expertise in all areas of estate planning, including:- Wills – allow for the proper and orderly disposition of your property in the way that you want it to happen.
- Enduring Powers of Attorney – Appoints a trusted person to handle your financial matters when you are no longer able to do so.
- Personal Directives (formerly Living Wills) – Appoints a trusted person to handle your personal and health care matters when you are no longer able to do so.
- Testamentary Trusts;
- Educational Trusts;
- Inter vivos Trusts;
- Spousal Trusts;
- Family Trusts; and
- Alter Ego.
Estate Administration:
We act for people named in a Will as a Personal Representative (Executor) that chose to act on behalf of an estate to determine the steps that need to be taken including:- The collection of information;
- The collection of property and assets;
- Determining whether the estate of the deceased will require an application for a grant of probate or a grant of letters of administration;
- Preparing and submitting documents to the Surrogate Division of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta to apply for a grant;
- Attending to the orderly distribution according to the terms of a grant and ensuring that the estate is properly administered.
- Advising executors, agents, attorneys, guardians and trustees;

Céline G. Bégin
Partner
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Christopher J. Dawson
Partner
Partner

Lorimer B. Dawson, KC
Counsel
Counsel

Pierre C. Desrochers, c.r.
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Jean-Pierre Desrochers
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Megan E. Franklin
Associate
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Justin E. Kingston
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Terrence N. Lysak
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Eric J. Mahood
Associate
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Hadeel Othman
Associate
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Nathan A. Po
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Klarissa Jeiel Rivero
Associate
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Michael J. Simons
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Eky Singh
Student-At-Law
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Paul Smith
Associate
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Karen D. Swartzenberger
Counsel
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Shaun D. Wetmore
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Travis W. Yachimec
Associate
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