The golden goose will continue to lay golden eggs for generations to come if planning for rainy days occurs. Open Door Law’s legal advisors want to help you protect your estate and plan for your inter-generational wealth preservation. As we have recently seen with COVID-19, the unpredictability of life makes it important to plan for the future especially during times of great economic strength and when good health is not an issue, 

Regardless of the situation, estate size, or domestic situation, you need an estate plan that seeks to anticipate a wide variety of possibilities. 

Our legal counsel has what it takes to ask the right questions to ensure that your estate plan considers your priorities, fairness, balance and flexibility.

We understand that you spend your lifetime building your estate and how you distribute it says a lot about you. Our counsel is experienced in providing sound advice to ensure that your wishes will be fulfilled and the options you have before you in spreading your wealth.  If you own material possessions and believe preparation leads to perfection, contact us to help finalize your Will, Power of Attorney, Representative Agreement or Trust. 

Why bother with estate planning? Below are just a few of the many benefits to working with our lawyers to ensure what you get what you want:

• Certainty: Gifting specific assets to specific people instead of everything going to one person or a class or persons defined by the Province of British Columbia without your input.
• Minimizing taxes: Often times, we are able to reduce unnecessary probate fees through various estate planning tools that can help you give more of your hard-earned resources to your loved ones rather than to the government.

• Clarity: Estate planning reduces the chances of infighting about assets and creating additional unnecessary tension amongst beneficiaries who may feel they knew your wishes better than anyone else. 
• Quicker estate process finalization: Good and clear estate planning documents will unequivocally state your wishes and these documents will generate peace of mind that your loved ones can remember you and not the messiness of your estate after you have passed.  

Open Door Law is here to help

Estate planning is a process. It involves dialogue. At Open Door Law, we dive deep in conversation with you to provide our best advice. Common questions that we ask relate to your family tree, personal values, wealth and finances, health and priorities if you were no longer alive. Our team has helped thousands of families to design legal documents that have successfully achieved our client’s goals.

Estate planning includes not only a Last Will & Testaments, Power of Attorney, Representation Agreement, or Advance Directive, but it can also include trusts, joint tenancy of assets, beneficiary designation, business succession, generational planning, and insurance. Also, there are many other tools and instruments that help you sort your affairs, such as guidance regarding probate and charitable giving. We give advice where needed, and often times, this estate planning advice saves clients thousands of dollars in the long run.

We are committed to safeguarding your family’s future. To begin designing your estate plan:

• Book an appointment for a consultation, or
• Complete one of these forms:
  • Wills Form
  • Power of Attorney Intake Form
  • Representation Agreement Form