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{{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[ | {{REVIEWEDPLS | reviewer = [[Stephen Hsia|Stephen Hsia]]|date= March 2019}} | ||
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=== Access Pro Bono === | === Access Pro Bono === | ||
Volunteer lawyers provide free legal advice to qualifying | Volunteer lawyers provide free legal advice to qualifying people who cannot obtain legal aid or afford a lawyer. | ||
:Lower Mainland: 604-878-7400 | :Lower Mainland: 604-878-7400 | ||
:Toll-free: 1-877-762-6664 | :Toll-free: 1-877-762-6664 | ||
:[http://www.accessprobono.ca | :[http://www.accessprobono.ca accessprobono.ca] | ||
=== Canada Revenue Agency === | === Canada Revenue Agency === | ||
The | The publication ''[http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/t4011 Preparing Returns for Deceased Persons]'' provides information and forms for those filing tax returns for a deceased person. | ||
:1-800-959-8281 | :Toll-free: 1-800-959-8281 | ||
:[http://www. | :[http://www.canada.ca/tax canada.ca/tax] | ||
=== Clicklaw === | === Clicklaw === | ||
Online resource offers one-stop access to legal information, education, and help for British Columbians from trusted organizations. Select the topic “Wills & Estates.” | |||
:[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca | :[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca clicklaw.bc.ca] | ||
=== Lawyer Referral Service === | === Lawyer Referral Service === | ||
Service offering referrals to lawyers who can provide a half-hour consultation for $25. | |||
:Lower Mainland: 604-687-3221 | :Lower Mainland: 604-687-3221 | ||
:Toll-free: 1-800-663-1919 | :Toll-free: 1-800-663-1919 | ||
=== Public Guardian and Trustee of BC === | === Public Guardian and Trustee of BC === | ||
This | This public body may manage estates, for a fee, when the executor isn’t able or willing to do so, or when someone dies without a will. | ||
:700 - 808 West Hastings Street | :700 - 808 West Hastings Street | ||
:Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3 | :Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3 | ||
:604-660-4444 | :Lower Mainland: 604-660-4444 | ||
:[http://www.trustee.bc.ca | :[http://www.trustee.bc.ca trustee.bc.ca] | ||
=== Self Counsel Press === | === Self Counsel Press === | ||
Publisher of do-it-yourself guides on legal topics, including the ''British Columbia Probate Kit'', which includes the forms required for probate and a step-by-step explanation of the process. | |||
:[http://www.self-counsel.com | :[http://www.self-counsel.com self-counsel.com] | ||
{{Being an Executor Navbox}} | {{Being an Executor Navbox}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:49, 21 March 2019
| This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by Stephen Hsia in March 2019. |
Access Pro Bono
Volunteer lawyers provide free legal advice to qualifying people who cannot obtain legal aid or afford a lawyer.
- Lower Mainland: 604-878-7400
- Toll-free: 1-877-762-6664
- accessprobono.ca
Canada Revenue Agency
The publication Preparing Returns for Deceased Persons provides information and forms for those filing tax returns for a deceased person.
- Toll-free: 1-800-959-8281
- canada.ca/tax
Clicklaw
Online resource offers one-stop access to legal information, education, and help for British Columbians from trusted organizations. Select the topic “Wills & Estates.”
Lawyer Referral Service
Service offering referrals to lawyers who can provide a half-hour consultation for $25.
- Lower Mainland: 604-687-3221
- Toll-free: 1-800-663-1919
Public Guardian and Trustee of BC
This public body may manage estates, for a fee, when the executor isn’t able or willing to do so, or when someone dies without a will.
- 700 - 808 West Hastings Street
- Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3
- Lower Mainland: 604-660-4444
- trustee.bc.ca
Self Counsel Press
Publisher of do-it-yourself guides on legal topics, including the British Columbia Probate Kit, which includes the forms required for probate and a step-by-step explanation of the process.
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