Westcoast Wills & Estates

Westcoast Wills & Estates

North Vancouver Wills Lawyer

Committeeship

Our committeeship lawyers can apply to court on your behalf for an appointment of committee.  This is most often needed when a person becomes incapacitated and they have not already given a power of attorney over their finances to someone else.  In this case, all bank accounts that are held only in their name are effectively frozen.

If your loved one is in this situation, someone may have to be appointed as their committee of person and estate.  But be forewarned, it is not a simple process:

  • Getting appointed as private committee usually takes 2 – 4 months to achieve
  • The process usually costs between $5,000 to $7,000 in total, including taxes and government fees
  • After our lawyers apply for the committeeship, the court may put restrictions on the committee’s access to the patient’s money or require that a bond be placed by the prospective committee to guard against abuse
  • Every year after being appointed by the Court, the committee may be forced to pay a fee and render their accounts to the Public Guardian and Trustee of BC for their review

In all, applying for a committeeship is a tedious process that is easily avoided with advance planning.  Westcoast Wills can help you set up a power of attorney in advance to avoid the need for a committee order.

If your loved one has already lost the requisite capacity to sign a power of attorney or a representation agreement, the experienced lawyers at Westcoast Wills would be pleased to help you obtain an order for committee of person and estate, answering all of your questions along the way.

Our lawyers can come to you anywhere in Greater Vancouver.  Contact us for more information.

Westcoast Wills & Estates

 

604-230-1068

Email: info@westcoastwills.com

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Westcoast Wills & Estates

 

604-230-1068

Email: info@westcoastwills.com