2023 Joint Wills and Estates Program: Estate Administration Fundamentals
Jointly presented by The Law Society of Manitoba and
The Manitoba Bar Association, Wills, Estates and Trusts Section
This intensive one-day program covers estate administration from A-Z, starting with the questions you need to ask prior to taking on a file, to the distribution of the estate, and the key steps in between. Designed for lawyers new to this area of practice, topics will include:
- Opening a file
- Administration before and after grant of probate or administration
- Probate registry do’s and don’ts
- Uncontested surrogate practice matters
- Minors and beneficiaries under a disability
- Advising personal representatives
- Duties of lawyers acting for personal representatives
- How to get paid and avoid fee disputes
- Limiting risk and avoiding claims
| Presenters include: | |||
| Justice Herb Rempel, Court of King’s Bench Solange Buissé, Taylor McCaffrey LLP Tana Christianson, The Law Society of Manitoba Krista Clendenning, Tradition Law LLP John Delaney, Tradition Law LLP Amy Jackson, Registrar, Court of King’s Bench |
Diana King, Taylor McCaffrey LLP Ken Mandzuik, Tradition Law LLP Ian Scarth, MLT Aikins LLP Gerrit Theule, Wolseley Law LLP Andrew Torbiak, Tradition Law LLP David Wiebe, Taylor McCaffrey LLP |
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Registration includes 30 day access to the video recording of the program.