Estates & Guardianship Litigation

When you are facing the unfortunate situation of dealing with a loved one's mental incapacity or passing, you need trusted legal advisors on your side. Lerners' estate litigators are highly qualified to provide you with excellent representation in the following areas:

• Challenges to the validity of a will
• Defence of the validity of a will
• Obtaining orders where formal proof that a will is valid and enforceable is required
• Dependent's support applications
• Equalization elections under the Family Law Act
• Constructive and resulting trust claims
• Unjust enrichment and quantum merit claims (i.e. claims for compensation in relation to services provided to the deceased)
• Orders for the removal of an Estate Trustee
• Passing of accounts
• Interpretation of wills and trusts
• Solicitor's negligence claims
• Appointment, removal or replacement guardianship applications

Our Estate Litigation Team is here to assist you at every stage of the process, whether advising you on early mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution in an attempt to avoid the litigation process or vigorously representing you in litigation.