Toronto Will Lawyers and Toronto Estates Lawyers

Aaron & Aaron 10 King E Toronto, ON M5C 1C3 416-364-9366	Aird & Berlis LLP 1800-181 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5J 2T9 416-863-1500	Amsterdam & Peroff 35 Alvin Avenue Toronto, ON M4T 2A7 416-367-4100	Basman Smith LLP Barristers & Solicitors 2400-1 Dundas Street West Toronto, ON M5G 1Z3 416-365-0300
Beard Winter LLP 130 Adelaide Street West Toronto, ON M5H 3P5 416-593-5555	Bennett Best Burn LLP 150 York Street Toronto, ON M5H 3S5 416-362-3400	Bennett Jones LLP 3400 One First Canadian Place Toronto, ON M5X 1A4 416-863-1200	Black Sutherland LLP 130 Adelaide Street West Toronto, ON M5H 3P5 416-361-1500
Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP Commerce Court West Toronto, ON M5L 1A9 416-863-2400	Blaney McMurtry LLP 2 Queen St E Toronto, Ontario M5C 3G7 416-593-1221	Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 40 King Street West Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2 416-367-6000	Cassels Brock & Blackwell 2100-40 King St W Toronto, Ontario M5H 3C2 416-869-5300
Chappell Bushell Stewart LLP 20 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 3R3 416-351-0005	Coutts Crane 480 University Avenue Toronto, ON M5G 1V2 416-977-0956	Crane Ingram Coutts 480 University Ave Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2 416-977-0956	Byers Daley 121 Richmond Street West Toronto, Ontario M5H 2K1 416-864-1297
Davis & Company 100 King St W Toronto, Ontario M5X 1K7 416-365-6188	Davis LLP 100 King St W Toronto, ON M5X 1K7 416-365-3500	Elkind Lipton & Jacobs 1 Queen St E Toronto, Ontario M5C 2W5 416-367-0871	Ellyn Law LLP 20 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 3R3 416-365-3750
Milne Ennis 2 St Clair Ave E Toronto, Ontario M4T 2T5 416-515-9267	Fasken Martineau 66 Wellington St W, Suite 4200 Toronto, Ontario M5K 1N6 416-366-8381	Goodmans LLP 250 Yonge St Ste 2400 Toronto, Ontario M5B 2M6 416-979-2211	Gowlings Commerce Court W Toronto, Ontario M5L 1G2 416-862-7525
Heydary Hamilton PC 439 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8 416-972-9001	Jordan Battista LLP 160 Bloor Street East Suite 1000 Toronto, ON M4W 1B9 416-203-2899	Keel Cottrelle LLP 36 Toronto Street Toronto, ON M5C 2C5 416-367-2900	Kirsh Sheila 181 University Avenue Toronto, ON M5H 3M7 416-367-1765
Lang Michener LLP 181 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T7 416-360-8600	Maclaren Corlett LLP 186 St George St Toronto, Ontario M5R 2N3 416-361-3094	McMillan Binch LLP 4400-181 Bay St Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3 416-865-7000	McPhadden Samac Merner & Barry 8 King E Toronto, ON M5C 1B5 416-363-5195
Morgan & Company 181 University Avenue Toronto, ON M5H 3M7 416-601-1100	Mary Lou Parker 2 St. Clair E., Suite 800 Toronto, Ontario M4T 2T5 416-920-4708	Polten & Hodder 181 University Avenue Toronto, ON M5H 3M7 416-601-6766	Chad D. Rawn, Barrister & Solicitor 69 Lawrence Ave. W., Suite 100 Toronto, ON M5M 1C6 416-712-8315
Rochon Genova Barristers & Solicitors 121 Richmond Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2K1 416-363-1867	David J. Rose, Barrister & Solicitor 258 Wilson Avenue Toronto, ON M3H 1S6 416-861-5873	Rye & Partners 65 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2M5 416-362-4901	Shahdad Shimi 555 Burnhamthorpe Rd Toronto, ON M9C 2Y3 416-622-2162
Siskinds LLP 141 Adelaide Street West Toronto, ON M5H 3L5 416-362-8334	Soma Ray-Ellis 900-1 Queen Street East Toronto, ON M5C 2W5 416-643-3328	Wardle Daley 2010-250 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M5B 2L7 416-351-2770	Garry J Wise 20 Holly St Toronto, Ontario M4S 3B1 416-972-1800
Woolgar Van Wiechen Ketcheson Ducoffe LLP 70 The Esplanade Toronto, ON M5E 1R2 416-867-1666

About Toronto Wills and Estates Lawyers

Toronto Wills and Estates Lawyers assist clients with the legal issues related to Wills, Estates, and Trusts.

Toronto Wills

A Will is a document in which a person known as a testator regulates the rights over his property, known as his Estate, following his death.

Toronto Estates

The Estate of a deceased person refers to the totality of the property which the deceased owned or in which the deceased had an interest. Upon death, the Estate is placed in the Trust of a Trustee, and an Executor is responsible for managing the settlement of the Estate.

Toronto Trusts

A Trust is a relationship in which the person who creates the Trust, known as the Settlor, grants legal title to certain property to another individual or entity, known as the Trustee, with the legal understanding that property is ultimately for the benefit of a third party, known as the beneficiary.

In most cases a Trust relationship is codified in a Trust agreement. Although the Trustee holds legal title to the property, the Trustee is bound by a fiduciary duty to act only in the interests of the beneficiary as instructed by the Settlor.

Trusts are closely related to Wills and Estates since upon death the entire estate is placed in Trust. Additionally, any part of an Estate that is bequeathed to a minor must be placed in trust until that minor reaches the age of majority, or other age specified in the will. Trusts are also used for numerous other purposes including tax planning, privacy, and charities.

Toronto Estate Litigation Lawyers

It is not uncommon for disputes to arise among those with an interest in the Estate of a deceased person. In such cases an Estate Litigation lawyer is required. Most Wills and Estates lawyers also offer their services as Estate Litigation Lawyers. In some cases a Civil Litigation Lawyer may also be employed in the resolution of an Estate Litigation case.

Toronto Estates, Wills and Trusts Lawyers

Estates, Wills & Trusts Lawyers is a law category used by many publications to refer to the same category that we call Wills and Estates lawyers.

For assistance with your Wills and Estates matter in Toronto, please contact one of the lawyers listed at the top of this page, or complete the "Tell Us About Your Case" form to the right of the page.