FAQ

You are in mourning and you have lots of questions

Leaving the funeral home, your mind is cluttered with numerous outstanding questions. A time of mourning has just begun, yet you are burdened with numerous interrogations. Going through the paperwork, provided by the funeral home, creates un-necessary stress and has your head spinning.

Your Notary will accompany you from the beginning of the estate settlement.

Mediation, a process cheaper than a trial

You have a conflict with one or more parties involved?

You believed that your rights are not respected?

You feel emotionally overwelmed?

Description of the mediation process

The mediation process is the one where two or more individuals are accompanied by impartial and neutral person, who will guide you in the direction of the resolution of any given conflict. The mediator, being a notary or a lawyer:

1. may bring certain legal information forward in order to correctly structure your negotiations.
2. the mediator shall under no circumstances, make decisions for you, he can however, assist in elaborating avenues which may have been overlooked.
3. will help with the drafting of the legal document,. iIf there is an agreement between the parties.

Will – to avoid headache for your family

Every year you tell yourself that it would be a good idea to have a Will prepared, however, you never get around to it. For certain individuals, they must either be on their death bed or severely ill in order to consider preparing a Will.

You have been living with your unmarried partner for over 20 years. Will she/he receive your estate when you pass away?

You are married; will your married spouse inherit all of your assets when you pass away without leaving a Will?

The married partner will always inherit before anyone else?

Can you determine or at least strongly suggest who the legal guardian of your minor children would be, if the other biological parent has also passed away or is no longer the legal guardian?

Contact Your Notary who will gladly provide the answers to these questions and who can shed light on many other interrogations which you may have.

What would happen to your assets if from one day to the next you were no longer able to manage them?

Who would take care of your children and yourself?

Who would ensure that your close relatives are taken care of?

How can your home be sold if you no longer have the capacity to sell it?

How will exercise your legal rights and who could sign in your name?

An immigrant brings an abundance of valuable resources such as linguistic, cultural, legal and other sought after characteristics. Legal documents from another country are often not recognized and do not have the same equivalence. These documents often require translation, and almost always require to be certified true by a competent legal officer. Working hard to support and establish a family in a new country, having relatives from abroad visit for short or longer periods of time are important. To obtain a visitor VISA, completing professional equivalence exams or other requirements for university diplomas from other countries. Joining a professional order or group, many documents will require to be certified (also named notarial copies or certified copies). The Québec Notary can assist you with the certification of your documentation.

The estate planning for an immigrant must cover many aspects such as the possibility of returning to the country of origin for burial, due to the fact that most if not all of the family members live abroad.

• The notarized Will Preparing a Will and having Your Notary guide you through the estate planning with render a result of YOU knowing what will happen when you pass Why leave this up to the Civil Code of Québec when YOU can decide on the outcome.
• Tutor Upon passing, where will my children stay? I would like them to return to their country of origin possibly.
• The liquidator of the estate must not be a non-resident of Canada and what about the income taxes regarding non-residents, what can I do?