Whether you need a simple will or something more complex, the conversation will cover the following component parts of a will:

• Who will be the Executor and Trustee of your estate
  Funeral and burial arrangements
  Organ donation
  How to handle joint assets like RRSPs, investments, insurance and pensions.
  Bequests – specific gifts to specific people
  Legacies – life interests, things or property held in trust
  Charitable gifts
  Reward programs, leases, memberships, time-shares
  Digital assets, websites, social media accounts
  Businesses, assets, shares, succession planning
  Homes, rental property, property out of jurisdiction
  Beneficiaries, estate distribution
  Guardianship, dependent beneficiaries, minor beneficiaries
  Family property – included and excluded assets
  Children, grandchildren, alternate beneficiaries
  Fees, taxes, estate expenses
  Trustee role and responsibilities, powers

Powers of Attorney for Property and Personal Care

• Who will be your Attorney, and who will be the alternates
  When the Powers become effective
  What are the restrictions on the Attorney
  Capacity, incapacity assessments
  Duties and decisions of Attorneys
  Role of family members
  Compensation of Attorneys
  Access and storage of the documents
  Jurisdiction

We can also provide advice about Living Wills (which are more properly called Advanced Care Directives).