Trusts & Estates

Areas of Practice

• Wills and Estates
  • estate planning
  • wills preparation
  • enduring Power of Attorneys and Personal Directive
  • court applications for Grants of Probate and Grants of Administration
• Family Law
  • separation/divorce
  • property division
  • spousal support
  • child custody/support
• Business Law
  • incorporation of small companies and purchases/sales of assets/companies
• Adult Trusteeship and Guardianship
  • initial Trustee and Guardian applications
  • reviews of existing Orders
  • passing of accounts under the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act of Alberta
• Real Estate Law
  • purchases/sales
  • mortgages
  • refinancing

Professional Activities

• Trained family mediator, helping clients resolve family conflicts.
• In the process of acquiring the qualification required for a collaborative family practice.

Background

• LL.B., University of Alberta
• B.A. Russian Literature and Psychology, University of Alberta

Bar Admissions

Called to the Bar, Alberta, 2005

Languages

• Russian
• Serbo-Croatian (understanding)
• Ukrainian