Proper estate planning and a notary will, can truly simplify the task of liquidation for the liquidator.
It is important to nominate someone you trust to handle your estate and to distribute the inheritance.
Preliminary Liquidation Service
Don’t know where to start ? We can help you obtain important document and provide you with expert advice.
- Obtain Death Certificate Request
- Obtain Will Search at the Chambre des Notaires du Quebec
- Obtain Will Search at the Barreau du Quebec
- Probate a Will for Holographic and Witness / Lawyer Wills
- Request for Survivors Benefits
- Expert guidance and consultation
A → Z Liquidation Service
Inheritance can be complicated. Let us do the work.
Clients who select this worry-free service let us take care of all matters related to the liquidation and partition of the Estate of a deceased.
What to do
1
Let’s meet !
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Search for the Will
Try to go through the deceased documents to find the will.
If you cannot find it, it is OK. We can request an official search at the provincial registry.
3
Collect all documents
Bring us any documents that may be useful:
- Birth Certificate
- Identity Cards, Social Insurance Number
- Bank Statements
- Tax Files
- House ownership documents
- Bills, invoices, credit card statements
Steps to Liquidate an Estate
- Obtain Death Certificate from the Directeur de l’Etat Civil
- Obtain Will Search from the Chambre des Notaires du Quebec; Barreau du Quebec
- Evaluate the Type of Will or No Will
- Evaluate if Will Requires Probate
- Identification of Heirs
- Nomination or designation of Liquidator
- Declaration of heredity
- Inventory
- Family Patrimony
- Declaration of transmission for property
- Payment of debts, particular legacies
- Obtain Discharge certificates from Quebec and Canada Tax agencies
- Distribution of inheritance
- Final statement of account
An estate, also known as a succession, is a person’s net worth at the time of their death – that means everything they own such as a bank account, home, car, any assets, and everything they owe, such as a loan, debt, or mortgage.
Distribution of property after death is called liquidation.
A liquidator, also known as an executor, is the person who is in charge of handling the estate of the deceased. The liquidator must take charge of all administrative aspects related to estate. This process is called liquidation or settling the estate.
The liquidator is the person who should contact the notary, the heirs, the bank, the accountant.
In a notary will, the liquidator is nominated by the person who dies.
International legal estates can be complex. With the help of our international network and professional expertise in international matters, we can guide you through a smooth settlement of a cross-border estate.
The property of a deceased who dies without a will is distributed according to the default laws of devolution as prescribed in the Civil Code of Quebec.
Certain additional documents must be prepared in order to liquidate a Legal Succession :
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Designation of Liquidator
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Declaration of Heredity drafted by a notary in order to establish the list of legal heirs
Important Notes
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When you die without a will, only family members mentioned in the law will inherit your property
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A common law spouse will not inherit if they are not named in a will