Our Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation Group provides a full range of legal, estate and trust planning advice to meet the personal goals of all our clients. We focus on your long-term succession planning goals and address more immediate personal concerns. We also assist executors and trustees in the administration and litigation of complex estates and trusts.

Our team offers a wide range of services, including:

• Advising clients on all aspects of tax, estate, trust, probate and family and personal planning.
• Assisting independent business and farm owners with succession planning for their companies.
• Assisting in the preparation of powers of attorney, personal or health care directives, wills, and trust agreements.
• Advising clients on charitable gift planning, including the establishment of private charitable foundations.
• Advising on all aspects of estate planning and administration.
• Advising executors and trustees on the administration of estates and trusts, and acting as executors and trustees of wills and trusts.
• Assisting in the resolution of disputes or litigation involving trusts, powers of attorney wills and estates.
• Advising and representing trust companies, government agencies and individuals in matters involving contested passing of accounts, the validity of Wills, estate claims, breach of trust actions, dependent support claims, undue influence claims, will interpretations, variation of trusts, trustee disputes and rectifications/repairs to defective Wills and Trusts.

With considerable wealth comes responsibility, the additional need for privacy and security, and the essential requirement for trusted advice. We can provide experienced advice on personal estate and tax planning, wills, charitable giving, estate administration and powers of attorney. But the personal nature of this work demands much more: you need seasoned advisors dedicated to the security of your finances both now and well into the future. You need a confidante and advocate, someone to talk with and trust implicitly, someone who will be available in emergencies and will assist in ensuring your wealth is transferred to the next generation.

As a full service law firm, we are able to serve your needs across Canada and across legal disciplines.

Recognition

Dentons earns top awards in corporate and commercial litigation

August 23, 2017

Dentons proudly announces that it has been named “Corporate and Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year” in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada, adding another “Law Firm of the Year” accolade to our global list of recognitions.

Dentons once again named a leading legal brand in Canada

April 11, 2016

Dentons is honored to be recognized once again as a top 10 leading law firm brand in Canada in Acritas’ recently released Canadian Law Firm Brand Index 2016. Acritas measures the feedback and preferences of our clients and other key consumers of legal services in Canada and around the world.

Band 1 ranking and strong client praise for our Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation Group in Chambers Canada 2016

October 22, 2015

Further to our announcement about our excellent results and positive client feedback in the inaugural edition of Chambers Canada, Dentons is pleased to congratulate our Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation Group on receiving the highest Band 1 ranking in this renowned client guide.

Insights

How personal estate planning can impact your business’ bottom line

April 20, 2022

Canada: In this episode, Blair McCreadie speaks with Toronto trusts and estates partner Blair Botsford to discuss the intersection of business and personal planning and how getting your personal affairs in order can add significant value to your business.

Court-ordered timelines must be respected, even in a pandemic: A discussion of Lima v Ventura (Estate of), 2020 ONSC 3278

August 14, 2020

Canada: COVID-19 has changed many aspects of the legal process in Ontario. However, procedural timelines set out in court orders remain in effect and any attempt to vary them still requires a strong evidentiary record.

Update on British Columbia’s transparency register requirements

April 14, 2020

In March, we provided an overview of the requirement for British Columbia companies to keep a register of beneficial owners, known as a transparency register.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons expands offering in Alberta with the addition of two partners in the Edmonton office

February 6, 2023

Dentons is pleased to welcome two exceptional lawyers in Edmonton, Robert Bothwell and Amie Heil, who respectively join the Real Estate group and the Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation group as partners.

Dentons shortlisted in 26 categories in the Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2022

April 26, 2022

Dentons has been shortlisted in a total of 26 categories by Euromoney in the Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2022.

Dentons further enhances trusts and estates capabilities with new partner in Toronto

October 26, 2020

Dentons Canada has enhanced its national Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation group with the addition of partner Blair L. Botsford in Toronto.