Our wills and estates services help you plan for the future and manage estate matters with confidence. We provide clear legal guidance to protect your wishes, support your loved ones, and simplify complex legal processes.
We prepare legally valid wills that clearly outline your wishes, helping protect your assets and ensure your estate is distributed according to your intentions.
We draft powers of attorney that allow trusted individuals to manage your financial and legal matters if you become unable to do so.
We create representation agreements that outline your healthcare and personal care decisions, ensuring your wishes are respected if you cannot speak for yourself.
We guide executors through probate and estate administration, managing documentation, court requirements, asset distribution, and legal obligations with clarity.
Below are answers to common questions about wills, estate planning, and estate administration. Our goal is to help you make informed decisions with clarity and peace of mind.
A legally prepared will ensures your assets are distributed according to your wishes and helps reduce confusion, disputes, and delays for your loved ones.
If you die without a will, your estate is distributed according to provincial intestacy laws, which may not reflect your personal wishes or family circumstances.
Often yes. Joint ownership and beneficiary designations may not cover everything, especially with the presumption of resulting trust if a non-spouse is a joint owner, and, these appointments don’t address executor choice or guardianship.
An Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) is a legal document that allows someone you trust (your attorney) to manage your financial and legal matters if you become incapable due to illness, injury, or cognitive decline.
A Will takes effect after death. An Enduring Power of Attorney is for financial/legal decisions while you’re alive if you become incapable.
A Representation Agreement appoints someone to make health and personal care decisions if you can’t (for example, medical treatment, care facility decisions, and personal care).
A Power of Attorney covers financial and legal decisions, while a Representation agreement addresses personal care and healthcare decisions if you become incapacitated.
Many people benefit from all three because they address different situations:
RA: health/personal care while alive
Often, yes. Proper documents can reduce the need for court involvement if incapacity occurs and can simplify estate administration.
After major life changes (marriage, separation, divorce, children, new property, major financial changes) and periodically every few years.
Timelines vary depending on estate complexity, but probate and administration can take several months to over a year. Proper planning can help reduce delays.
Probate is often required when assets are held solely in the deceased’s name and financial institutions or land title offices require court authorization before releasing assets.
Yes. We provide full support to executors, helping manage legal obligations, documentation, and distribution responsibilities throughout the estate administration process.
At Alpine Legal Services, we combine professional expertise with a genuine commitment to our clients. Our goal is to make complex legal matters feel manageable and approachable.
With deep roots in the Fraser Valley and a strong understanding of local regulations, we deliver personalized service that larger firms often can’t match—without sacrificing quality or efficiency.
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