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OUR SERVICES
WILLS
Individuals Package
Couples Package
Young Parents Package
Grandparents Package
Small Business Owners Package
Farmers & Ranchers Package
Widowed, separated, lifelong bachelor or single and loving it, we know that there are countless life events that can result in needing estate documents for yourself alone. We would be honoured to meet with you to hear your story, and to discuss the specific opportunities and challenges of your particular estate plan. Fees starting from $950 plus GST.
We get it. You’re probably exhausted, cash-strapped, and rocking your new mom or dad bod. We’ve been there, and want to help you put Estate planning documents in place as easily and responsibly as possible. Guardianship instructions, appointing an Executor for your Estate, and naming people to make decisions for you in worst case scenarios. It’s not rocket science, but it can go a really long way in protecting your life’s work. Adulting 101. Fees starting from $1250 plus GST.
This package includes a Will, Enduring Power of Attorney and Personal Directive for each individual (6 documents total).
Empty nesters with kids in university, newly weds with big plans, dual income/no kid households and everything else in between. Families these days come in lots of different shapes and sizes. We love to role up our sleeves and work with couples to help prepare estate planning documents that reflect your individuality while balancing your estate’s obligations. Fees starting from $1250 plus GST.
This package includes a Will, Enduring Power of Attorney and Personal Directive for each individual (6 documents total).
Recently joined the Grandparent Club? Do your Wills still name guardians for your minor children that are now in their 40’s? Trying to decide how to best transfer your estate to the next generations? We should talk. Fees starting from $1250 plus GST.
This package includes a Will, Enduring Power of Attorney and Personal Directive for each individual (6 documents total).
Rural Alberta would not exist without Small Business Owners. Elevator Law has a deep respect for those that role up their sleeves, set out to create something, and offer a service or product to their communities. If you have not considered how your business would run in the event of an unexpected accident, please give us a call. A Basic Will, Enduring Power of Attorney and Personal Directive are incredibly effective in ensuring that your hard work can continue to run in good times and bad. Fees starting from $950 plus GST for individuals, $1250 plus GST for couples.
Our packages include a Will, Enduring Power of Attorney and Personal Directive for each individual (3 documents per individual).
For bet the farm decisions, you want to make sure that you have the right team in place. We’re not going to sugar coat it, farm succession planning is complex, and involves a lot of difficult decisions in addition to a myriad of tax and other estate planning considerations. But you already knew that. We would be honoured to be your first call to discuss easy wins and possible next steps. We have a network of lawyer referrals throughout Alberta for complex estates and would be happy to help out any way that we can. Fees starting from $1500 plus GST per couple.
This package includes a Will, Enduring Power of Attorney and Personal Directive for each individual (6 documents total).
ESTATES
Estate Planning
Being named as an Executor or Trustee can be a stressful experience at an already stressful time. Our office can help prepare a roadmap of steps and timelines required of an Executor, educate you on the estate administration process in Alberta, and assist in the preparation of Court documents if needed.
Our office uses the following fee structure guideline on Estate Administration matters.
Gross value up to $150,000: $2,250.00 plus 0.5% of the gross value of the estate.
Gross value over $150,000: $2,250.00 plus 1% of the gross value of the estate.
Fee quotes are based on the complexity of the estate and the scope of services provided by our office. We invite you to schedule a free consultation to review the particulars of your estate in order for our office to provide an accurate fee quote.
SOLICITOR SERVICES
Independent Legal Advice
Notary Public
Sometimes you just want a second opinion. Sometimes you need your own lawyer before signing off on a document. Either way, we can provide Independent Legal Advice in the areas of Wills, Estates, Real Estate and Refinancing. Give us a call or email, and we can go over the details of your file to see if we can help.
Some transactions need to be signed with a Notary Public. Thankfully, a practicing lawyer in Alberta is a Notary Public too. Give us a call or email, and we can go over the details of your file to see if we can help.
LE・GA・CY [ˈleɡəsi]
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an amount of money or property left to someone in a will
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something that somebody has done successfully and that has positive effects even after they retire or die
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a situation that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past