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Power of Attorney

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Jul 05, 2025 | 0 Comments

A Power of Attorney is a key part of estate planning, allowing someone to make financial and health decisions on your behalf before death. It works alongside other documents like a Health Directive and Representative Agreement. After death, a Will is needed to handle your estate and final wishes, including funeral arrangements.

Wills Preparation

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Jun 28, 2025 | 0 Comments

We provide estate planning services tailored to individuals in British Columbia, recognizing that legal requirements differ across provinces and countries. Relying on generic online forms or DIY Will Kits can lead to costly mistakes, as they may not comply with local laws or suit your unique circumstances. A Will outlines your wishes for your assets and remains legally effective only after death. Therefore, proper estate planning must also include documents like a Power of Attorney, which grant authority to others during your lifetime when you're unable to act for yourself.

Charitable Giving

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Jun 01, 2025 | 0 Comments

Sea to Sky Law offers guidance on including charitable giving in your estate plan, which can provide both tax benefits and personal fulfillment. With over 30 years of experience, they recommend organizing your estate documents and thoughts in a 3-ring binder using lined paper for notes—never writing directly on legal documents. Always seek legal advice before making changes to your Will to avoid costly mistakes.

Probate Services

Posted by Andrew Liggett | May 25, 2025 | 0 Comments

We provide probate services across British Columbia, backed by over 30 years of experience assisting individuals with personal, family, and business legal matters. Our flexible service options include on-demand advice, do-it-yourself support with expert guidance, and full-service traditional retainers. We also offer 24/7 assistance through our AI legal assistant. Visit www.seatoskylaw.ca for contact details and free legal information.

Healthcare Directives

Posted by Andrew Liggett | May 25, 2025 | 0 Comments

Healthcare directives are a key part of personal (estate) planning, addressing situations where illness or injury prevents you from making decisions. Alongside a Power of Attorney and Representation Agreement, these documents express your wishes and authorize others to act for you. With over 30 years of experience, we help clients across BC prepare these essential legal tools—regardless of age or family status.

Personal Planning

Posted by Andrew Liggett | May 25, 2025 | 0 Comments

Personal planning means creating written plans and legal documents to prepare for life’s expected and unexpected events. This includes a Will for after-death decisions, and legal forms like a Power of Attorney and Representation Agreement for financial and health matters before death. Proper planning reduces stress and cost for loved ones. Services are available virtually across BC and in-person in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.

Last Will

Posted by Andrew Liggett | May 04, 2025 | 0 Comments

Many people don’t have a current Will, but it’s essential to review and update yours regularly to ensure it reflects your wishes about your estate, beneficiaries, and guardians for your children.

Trust Administration

Posted by Andrew Liggett | May 04, 2025 | 0 Comments

Trustees and estate executors in BC have serious legal duties when administering trusts and estates. We provide legal advice to ensure assets are properly managed, creditors paid, and liabilities avoided.

Will Drafting

Posted by Andrew Liggett | May 04, 2025 | 0 Comments

We help BC residents draft Wills and plan for both before and after death. A Will ensures your wishes are followed after death, while a Power of Attorney and Representation Agreement protect your interests if you're unable to make decisions during life.

Two kinds of BC Guardianship Laws

Posted by Andrew Liggett | May 04, 2025 | 0 Comments

When making your Last Will & Testament ("Will") you will want to appoint a Guardian (plus alternate) for your Children if they are infants or not mentally competent as an adult.  Guardians appointed by your Will will parent your children until they are adults, so their skills are likely different from what your Executor or Trustee needs.

Court dispute

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Mar 09, 2025 | 0 Comments

Avoiding court battles is ideal, and many disputes can be resolved through negotiation, mediation, or litigation. With over 30 years of experience, SEA TO SKY LAW Group has helped thousands across BC. Success in settlements and trials depends on strong evidence—especially documents, as human memory can be limited and biased. The first crucial step in resolving any dispute is gathering the necessary paperwork to support your case.

A PLAN TO ACHIEVE YOUR NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS!  

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Feb 09, 2025 | 0 Comments

A PLAN TO ACHIEVE YOUR NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS!   It is that time of year again.  Remember that failing to plan is planning to fail.  Most of us do not make resolutions because we are just recycling the past ones we never completed, or we are starting the year with the negative assumption that we w...

How do I solve a dispute without an expensive trial?

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Nov 17, 2024 | 0 Comments

How do I solve a dispute without an expensive trial?  In general, there are only two methods to solve every dispute - either make a deal or ask the court to make a decision. Negotiation on our own is often difficult while professional problem solvers like mediators and lawyers are often successf...

Why does the court process seem slow and expensive?

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Sep 02, 2024 | 0 Comments

Why does the court process seem slow and expensive? For justice to be seen to be done, the judge must hear all views before determining the facts proven by the evidence. ​The parties, not the court, have the evidentiary burden of presenting the evidence required to prove the facts they want the...

Is there more than one form of Probate?

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Aug 05, 2024 | 0 Comments

If you have a properly made written Will then in BC you can apply for probate by the desk order process which is when you can obtain a court order without a hearing. If the registry staff confirms you have filed all the required docu...

IS A WILL VALID IF NOT PROBATED?

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Jul 08, 2024 | 0 Comments

In BC, normally your Last Will & Testament is valid if it is a document you sign at the end with two adult witnesses. Your Will is valid upon being correctly made but it is not effective until your death because of course you could change it at any t...

Where do the pets GO? When families separate....

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Jun 09, 2024 | 0 Comments

When families separate, often a pet is involved. In BC, a pet is considered property which meant that, if the parents could not otherwise agree, the Court could only apply the law involving the division of assets. For example, if a pet was owned by one of the spouses before the marriage started...

WHEN IS A POWER OF ATTORNEY (POA) NOT VALID?

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Jun 09, 2024 | 0 Comments

A Power of Attorney (POA) is very flexible; there are many types and uses of a POA both business and personal because you can make a POA with only limited power, restricted in time and or task, or give an unrestricted general power where your designate can do anything you can do. Most know that...

TRUST TAX TROUBLE

Posted by Andrew Liggett | Jun 09, 2024 | 0 Comments

TRUST TAX TROUBLE It is tax season and a new wrinkle to consider is the change by CRA to trust reporting. The change appears to be that even "bare" trusts must file a tax return even if there was no income. A Bare Trust can be created as easily as you being added to your parent's bank account to...

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