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Wills, Estates & Trusts Law Firms in Peterborough County, Ontario

30 law firms.

What does a wills and estates lawyer do?

Wills and estates lawyers help people plan for what happens to their property and dependants, drafting wills, powers of attorney, and trusts. They also guide executors through administering an estate after a death.

Estate administration and probate are governed by each province's own rules, so the process and any estate-administration tax depend on where the person lived.

How do you choose the right firm in Peterborough County?

Ask whether the firm handles both planning and estate administration, how it charges for each, and whether it can help an executor with probate if there's a dispute.

LawOnline lists 30 wills, estates & trusts firms in Peterborough County, Ontario, with offices in Selwyn, Lakefield, and Apsley. You can confirm any lawyer's standing on the Law Society of Ontario directory. Browse the wills, estates & trusts firms in Peterborough County below.

Aaron Anderson Law Professional Corporation is a Peterborough, Ontario family law practice that has served the community since 2006. It focuses on parenting and support matters, child protection cases, separation and …

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Baker & Cole

1 lawyer · Est. 2005

Baker & Cole is a small law firm in Lakefield, Ontario, continuing a practice that Thomas Cole began there in 1972. Adam Baker joined as a partner in 2005 and now leads the firm's work in real estate, wills and estate…

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Bussey Ainsworth

2 lawyers · Est. 1988

Bussey Ainsworth is a small, Peterborough-based law firm that has served the Kawarthas since 1988. It handles real estate, wills and estates, charity and non-profit law, business law, farm and business succession, civ…

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Cubias Law

1 lawyer · Est. 2013

Cubias Law is a sole-practitioner firm founded by Graciela Cubias in 2013, with offices in Apsley and Ajax, Ontario (and a Bancroft mailing address). It handles real estate closings, wills and estates, corporate and c…

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Dunn and Dunn Professional Corporation is a law firm in Peterborough, Ontario. Its practice covers real estate, wills and estate planning and administration, incorporations, business purchases and sales, contract nego…

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East City Legal

1 lawyer

East City Legal is a family law and mediation practice in Peterborough, Ontario, run by a lawyer and accredited mediator trained in both Collaborative Practice and mediation. The firm handles separation and divorce ma…

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The law office of Eric James (Jim) Jordan is a sole-practitioner family law firm in Peterborough, Ontario. Jim focuses on the financial side of family law, including separation agreements, cohabitation and marriage co…

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Evans de Vries Higgins LLP

3 lawyers · Est. 2015

Evans de Vries Higgins LLP, known as EDH Law, is a multi-service firm with offices in Bradford and Peterborough, Ontario. It's the successor firm to Evans and Evans (Bradford, established 1894) and Douglas F. Walker (…

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Fox Law Professional Corporation

3 lawyers · Est. 1975

Fox Law Professional Corporation is a law firm in Peterborough, Ontario that traces back to a practice Bill Fox started in 1975. Ross Pryde and Nicole Truman joined in 2014 and later took over the firm, which now hand…

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Girvin Devitt Law Firm

1 lawyer · Est. 1975

Girvin Devitt Law Firm is a sole-practitioner law office in Peterborough, Ontario, practicing since 1975. It focuses on real estate, wills and estates, and corporate and business law for clients in the Greater Peterbo…

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Gowland, Boriss Injury Lawyers

2 lawyers · Est. 1975

Gowland, Boriss Injury Lawyers is a personal injury firm founded in Peterborough in 1975 and is one of Central Ontario's oldest law practices. The firm represents accident victims across Ontario in motor vehicle and s…

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Inclusive Law

2 lawyers

Inclusive Law is a law firm serving Peterborough, Port Perry, Omemee and the surrounding areas, with offices in all three communities. It's part of a multidisciplinary practice that also offers accounting and wealth m…

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John McGarrity Professional Corporation is a Peterborough, Ontario law firm handling family law, real estate law, wills and estates, and business law, along with arbitration and mediation. It describes its family law …

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Joseph Horrigan Law is a solo criminal defence practice in Peterborough, Ontario, run by Joseph Horrigan. The firm handles criminal charges under the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and the You…

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Law In Motion Professional Corporation is a boutique, mobile law firm based in Bowmanville, Ontario, with additional offices in Havelock and Marmora. It serves Durham Region, the GTA, and parts of Central and Eastern …

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Lillico Bazuk Galloway Halka is one of Peterborough's oldest law firms, tracing its roots to a practice founded by G.N. Gordon after the First World War. Based in a historic downtown Peterborough building, the firm ha…

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LLF Lawyers LLP

16 lawyers · Est. 1993

LLF Lawyers is a full-service law firm established in 1993, with offices in Peterborough and Bobcaygeon, Ontario. Its team of roughly 16 lawyers handles business law, real estate, wills and estates, family law, employ…

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McLaren Bryan Law is a solo Ontario practice led by founder Chantal McLaren Bryan, based in Peterborough. The firm handles residential and commercial real estate, immigration, wills and estates, and family law matters…

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Miskin Law Professional Corporation

5 lawyers · Est. 1988

Miskin Law Professional Corporation is a full-service law firm with offices in Peterborough, Oshawa, and Toronto. Founded by Murray Miskin in 1988, it's become a national leader in mesothelioma and asbestos compensati…

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MKC Law Office

3 lawyers · Est. 1974

MKC Law Office is a general practice law firm in Peterborough, Ontario, serving the area and cottage country since 1974. It handles real estate, family law, wills and estates, business law, and litigation matters. The…

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Nicholas Hill Professional Corporation is a sole-practitioner law firm in downtown Peterborough, Ontario, handling real estate law, wills and estates, and business law. It's owned by Nicholas Hill, who grew up in Pete…

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North Rubidge Law is a law firm in Peterborough, Ontario, continuing the practice formerly operated as Jack McVicar Professional Corporation from the same office space. It focuses on real estate transactions, wills an…

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Partridge Smith Law Firm

2 lawyers · Est. 1994

Partridge Smith Law Firm is a boutique law firm in Peterborough, Ontario, that has served clients since 1994. It practises family law, real estate, and wills and estates, using collaborative resolution for cooperative…

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Passageway Law

4 lawyers

Passageway Law is a law firm in Peterborough serving the Peterborough and Kawarthas region. It practices family law, real estate law, wills and estates, and business law, and it's approved to accept Legal Aid Ontario …

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