LORRAINE E. JOHN

NOTARY PUBLIC

 

  MAIN OFFICE:  #200A 1401 LONSDALE AVENUE,

                         NORTH VANCOUVER, B. C. V7M 2H9

                         PHONE:  604 985 4150

                          FAX:       604 985 4145

 

        SECONDARY OFFICE:  #203 - 101 KLAHANIE DRIVE

                                                       PORT MOODY, B. C. V3H 0C3

                                       PHONE:  604 492 4150

                                   FAX:    604 985 4145

                           email:  lejohn@telus.net

 

Notaries - good company to keep

 

                          

                                                    AVAILABLE FOR HOME, OFFICE AND HOSPITAL VISITS  

            

 

 

Meet Lorraine        

                                        

Services of Notary Public                                       

 

Real Estate Transfers

 

Mortgages

 

Power of Attorney

 

Wills

 

Are Notaries Public able to prepare Wills?

The Notaries Act provides that a member of the Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia who is enrolled and in good standing may draw and supervise the execution of Wills of certain classes.   Those classes are: 

(a)    Wills by which the testator directs the testator's estate to be distributed immediately on death; 

(b)    Wills that provide that where the beneficiaries named in the Will predecease the testator there is a gift over to alternative beneficiaries vesting immediately on the death of the testator; 

(c)    Wills that provide for the assets of the deceased to vest in the beneficiary or beneficiaries as members of a class not later than the date when the beneficiary or beneficiaries or the youngest of the class attains majority.  

 If you are considering having a Will drawn and fall into one of the above classes, I am fully qualified to assist you and welcome you to call or visit me at the office.  It may be that your circumstances warrant a referral to a qualified lawyer but I can only determine if that is the case after discussing your circumstances with you so do not hesitate to call me. 

What happens if I die without a Will?

The most important reason to make a Will is to take control of your estate planning process and have a Will prepared that reflects your wishes.  This would include naming a guardian if you have children under the age of nineteen years.  

If you die without a Will, the choices as to how and when your estate is distributed is governed by the B. C. Estate Administration  Act.   That distribution may not be anything close to what you may have wanted or what your family needs.

The following table sets out how an estate is distributed if there is no Will, depending on the survivors:

Survived by: 

Spouse only     -  Entire estate to spouse
Children only     - Entire estate to children
Spouse & one child 

 

 

- 1st $65,000.00,  household furnishings and estate for life in matrimonial home goes to spouse, remainder is split equally 
Spouse & children 

 

- 1st $65,000 to spouse,        1/3 remainder to spouse,  2/3 remainder to children

No spouse & no 

children  

 

 

 

  

 -  Entire estate to person's father and mother in equal shares if both are living; if both are not living, the estate goes to the survivor; 

No spouse, children, 

or parents 

   

   

-  Entire estate goes to person's brothers and sisters or their survivor) in equal shares; 

Nephews & nieces only

 

 -  Entire estate to nephews and nieces equally;

 

I do have available a questionnaire to guide you in making decisions in the estate planning process and would be pleased to provide one to you should you wish to make a Will with my office.