Think You Have a Claim?

The first recommendation that Kevin McGuigan would make is that you ensure you have a will. Probate litigation refers to when people that expect to benefit from the estate of a deceased person are fighting over the terms of settlement or sharing of the estate of the deceased person. Kevin McGuigan can help you probate a will, and try to avoid a contested will situation. If you find yourself in a situation where you are named as the executor/executrix in a will and have to act to distribute an estate, please call Kevin McGuigan and he can help you deal with the estate. Kevin McGuigan has helped many people deal with distributing estates and overcoming hurdles and issues to get the estate to the proper beneficiaries. Or if you find that you have had a family member pass away and they have not had a will, Kevin can help you do the court application needed to have someone appointed to administer the estate. This will be necessary in order to deal with the banks or financial institutions where the estate will be held pending court order.

Sometimes there ends up being more than one form of will and people do not know what to do. Or alternatively, the will doesn’t meet all of the formal requirements for probate. Kevin McGuigan has been to the Court of Appeal in regard to dealing with the interpretation of the Wills & Succession Act . This Act is the relatively new legislation that has been enacted in Alberta to deal with wills and estates and it is intended to help make the process clearer and cleaner. Kevin McGuigan argued at the Court of Appeal in Alberta in Hood This case provided clarification on the context and boundaries that the courts were willing to impose on wills that were missing elements needed to be probated. As a result, if you have an estate that has to be addressed and you are concerned there will be issues with disputes between beneficiaries, or competing wills with different terms, Kevin McGuigan has the experience and knowledge to help you deal with the issues in a competent and efficient manner.