D E L L I S   R A N D

BA MLS LLB
Solicitor
serving
British Columbia, Canada
contact info

Law Practice:  Probate & Estate Administration

Dellis Rand has carried on a wills and estates solicitor's practice in British Columbia for over 32 years.

Currently, her practice focuses on:

· Assisting executors with their simple or complex applications for Grants of Probate where the deceased had a will (testate); and

· Assisting administrators in their applications for Grants of Letters of Administration of the deceased's estate where the deceased died without a will (intestate).

Over the years, Ms. Rand has acted as an executrix, an administratrix and as an administratrix pendente lite for a number of estates so she is very familiar with the work involved in obtaining Grants administering estates and the issues that may arise in the process.

Not all applications are straightforward and Ms. Rand has assisted clients in making applications for Cessate Grants, Administration de bonis non Grants, Grants of Probate of a copy of a will, and Grants limited to only certain portions of an estate.

Although located in the Metro Vancouver area, Ms. Rand has been able to assist clients throughout British Columbia as well as Hawaii, California, Washington State, United Kingdom and Germany, in obtaining Ancillary Grants of Probate and Administration - and in having Grants resealed by the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Contact Dellis Rand for assistance with B.C. probate services

Dellis Rand, Solicitor
Metro Vancouver
Canada   V4L 2N6

Phone:  604.952.4178

E-mail: BCprobate@lawyersworld.org

Definitions of Terms re Wills / Probate

NB following quotes from About Wills and Estates - Court Services - Ministry of Justice 2012.03.06

• " Administrator:  the person who applies to and is appointed by the court to take charge of an estate, in accordance with the Estate Administration Act. This can occur when there is no valid will, or if there is a will and no executor is named or able to take charge of the estate."
• " Beneficiary:  a person who, under the terms of the will, receives a benefit - a specific item or sum of money, a life interest in the assets of the estate or a share of the residue."

Probate Reference Information

The BC Probate Registry

"Each Supreme Court Registry in BC has a Probate Division to receive, verify and process applications for probate and applications for administration.

An applicant for probate applies to the court to prove a will by confirming it as valid under the laws of British Columbia. Applications for administration are usually necessary when a person has died without leaving a valid will (intestate).

The Probate Registries do not provide forms, give legal advice or assist in preparing wills, applications or affidavits."

[nb sentence emphasis added by LawyersWorld.org.  Above quoted from BC Ministry of the Attorney General website 2008.12.01 ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/civil/info/wills_estates]

The Estate Administration Act Act [RSBC 1996] Chap. 122

BClaws.ca... Estate Administration Act current to February 09, 2012

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR UPCOMING 2014 WILLS, ESTATES & SUCCESSION ACT

• See introduction to some upcoming changes in B.C. law about wills estates and succession at www.lawyers-bc.com/wills

• See B.C. Ministry of Justice legislation updates https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death/wills-estates/probating-a-will

• For Wills Probate Lawyers and Estate Administration Services in Victoria BC Click Here!

• Photos and graphics in this legal services section are provided by cartographer / map-maker Angus Weller e.g. Maps of Cities, Regions and Countries sponsored by Weller Cartographic Services Ltd., www.MapMatrix.com   and a number of lawyers involved with this site including Mr. Dil Gosal GosalLaw.com and Ms. Dellis Rand