Preparing you for Life’s Unexpected Surprises/Solution Driven Estate Litigation
Estate Litigation is a specialized area of litigation that requires up-to-date knowledge of the most current laws and regulations. This is combined with the need to handle such matters with sensitivity as estate litigation areas are fraught with the emotions of the parties involved.

The Law Firm of Robert Doran with its multi-year experience in Wills, Estate and Trust Litigation provides you with apposite guidance on estate litigation that is characterized by assertiveness yet keeping the best interest of the client as its focal point.

Estate Litigation Expertise
The Law Firm of Robert Doran has been skillfully helping out Trustees, Beneficiaries, Executors and Administrators prosecute or defend litigation claims on Trust and Administration of Estates. For past 30 years we have been successfully litigating Estate and Trust related matters:

Contested Wills – A will to be valid must be expressed out of the free consent of the testator and comply with all the statutory executor requirements. Some of the grounds on which a will can be challenged or contested are:

• Lack of Testamentary Capacity of the Testator;
• Lack of consent of the Testator in the execution of the will;
• Undue Influence exercised on the Testator;
• Non-compliance with the statutory requirements for the valid execution of the will;
• Exercise of fraud or forgery in the execution of the will;

Will Interpretations – Sometimes it becomes difficult to interpret the real intentions of the Testator as expressed in the will either due to poor or negligent drafting or some material change in the circumstances. While interpreting the will regard must be given to the true intentions of the Testator as may be read from the will and from the circumstances surrounding the Testator’s life.

Passing of Accounts –It is the responsibility of the Trust Executor, Trustees, Estate Planner, Guardians/Attorneys for property of the mentally disabled persons to maintain the financial records of the property they are overseeing. The accounts thus maintained have to be presented to the beneficiaries and there are chances of objections being raised to the way accounts of the estate are maintained. Some of the grounds for calling into question the Accounting of the Estate are:

• Trustee compensation disputes
• Disbursement of funds from the Estate
• Investments made from Trust income
• Estate Settlements
• Unjust Enrichment

Trustee Disputes- involve challenges to the way the Trust is administered by the Trustee/Executor or Estate Planner; Variations of Trusts; Trustee/Executor working under a beneficiary’s undue influence; Fiduciary Litigation; Trustee/Executor removal disputes

Dependent Support Claims and Probate Claims
Power of Attorney Disputes
Representative Clients:

• Charitable Entities and Non-Profit Organizations;
• High net-worth individuals and families;
• Parents of disabled children;
• Disabled individuals as beneficiaries;
• Executors and Trustees, either in individual capacity or as a company;
• Heirs and Beneficiaries;
• Immigrants in Canada;
• Trust Administrators

Knowledgeable Expertise
The success of the Law Firm of Robert Doran for the past 30 years and its sustained growth is a result of the expert knowledge and the trial experience of the mentor in Trust Law, Elder Law, Estate Law, Probate Law, Tax Law, Wills Law, rules and regulations of litigation, mediation and advocacy. Our understanding of your emotions and sentiments in properly safeguarding the wealth for your future generation and your loved ones has made us a preferred Trust and Estate Lawyer in British Columbia, Canada.
The Law Firm to get that sensitive yet professional touch to reach your Estate and Trust Litigation goals look no further---Get in touch with us today!!!