The LexisNexis® Butterworths Ontario Estate Administration is specifically designed to provide everything legal practitioners and support staffs including legal secretaries, paralegals, law clerks and students need to handle day-to-day challenges of administering an estate.  Written by a highly experienced practitioner in the field, this publication provides answers to everyday questions that arise with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance on various estate administration procedures.

The 5th edition incorporates the new estate forms and serves as a concise, working handbook for everyday reference.  It provides:

• Comprehensive coverage: 9 chapters answers the key legal and procedural questions for every stage in the process - from opening the file to estate accounts and audits to income tax returns
• Handy forms and precedents: provides over 65 forms and precedents - fully updated for this edition - with easy-to-follow guidance on how to complete each one.  Plus a handy Checklist of Estate Deadlines and an Estate Administration Progress Sheet
• Guidance on Powers of Attorney: Provides a special chapter on Powers of Attorney and Guardianship explaining the effect of the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992
• Help for Contentious Estate Proceedings: devotes a full chapter to contentious proceedings including challenges to a will, orders for assistance, relief of dependents and Family Law Act Equalization Claims