Portfolio Estate Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
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Portfolio Estate Law is a Toronto tax and estate planning firm run by founder Birute Luksenaite from an office in the Kingsway area of Etobicoke. The firm works with Canadian, cross-border, and international clients on estate planning, estate administration, and trustee and fiduciary services, including acting as attorney for property, executor, or trustee of a trust. Luksenaite holds a law degree from Queen's University and a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from the University of Toronto. Before founding the firm, Luksenaite articled at the Tax Court of Canada, then worked in corporate and private client tax law at a national Bay Street law firm, a global accounting firm in Toronto and New York, a major Canadian bank, assisting high-net-worth clients with estate and tax planning, and a Bay Street estate law firm ranked among Canada's top 10.
The firm has a specific focus on artists' estates, providing tax planning for the deemed disposition of an artist's work and building specific terms into estate documents to protect an artist's legacy. That interest traces back to Luksenaite's own background: growing up in the Kingsway and attending Etobicoke School of the Arts, where visual art was a focus that remains, in Luksenaite's words, 'a special interest.' The firm also runs Guided Online Probate Workshops over Zoom, walking participants who are comfortable handling much of the paperwork themselves through Ontario's probate process, the required forms, and how probate tax is calculated.
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Milestones & recognition
- Founder Birute Luksenaite holds a law degree from Queen's University and a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from the University of Toronto.
- Luksenaite articled at the Tax Court of Canada before working in corporate and private client tax law at a national Bay Street law firm, a global accounting firm in Toronto and New York, a major Canadian bank, and a Bay Street estate law firm ranked among Canada's top 10.
- Luksenaite co-authored 'The CRA TFSA Audit Project: Who Gets Audited And Why?' on Mondaq in 2015 and 'Gifts and loans to adult children: What you need to know' in The Lawyer's Daily in 2018.
- Luksenaite edited the Canada chapter of The Private Wealth and Private Client Review, published by Law Business Research, for its 2018 edition.
- Luksenaite chaired or co-chaired Ontario Bar Association continuing education programs, including a Tax Update for Domestic and Cross-Border Estate Planning Practitioners program in March 2019 and an Estate Planning Toolkit program in April 2019.
- Luksenaite wrote 'Unpaid Loans on Death Can Lead to Higher Estate Administration Tax' (2019) and 'A Few Points on the Taxation of Estate Executor Services' (2020) for the Ontario Bar Association's Tax Section Insider.
In the community
- Luksenaite writes The Tidy Estate Blog on wills, joint ownership, and trusts, first published in the Islington Times, a community newspaper covering the Etobicoke area, including contributions in 2023.
- Luksenaite founded the firm in part, as the firm's own site puts it, 'to give back to the Kingsway community,' the Etobicoke neighbourhood where Luksenaite grew up.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Woman-owned
LGBTQ+ friendly
Free parking
Virtual appointments
By appointment
In-person servicesWho handles what
The neighbourhood
Portfolio Estate Law's office is at 900 Royal York Road in the Kingsway, one block south of Bloor Street West and a short walk from Royal York subway station, with free parking on site. It's a fitting home base for an estates practice with local roots: the Kingsway is a longtime residential neighbourhood in Etobicoke, and Luksenaite grew up there before attending nearby Etobicoke School of the Arts. The firm's local ties show up in print, too. Luksenaite's Tidy Estate Blog on estate planning topics first ran in the Islington Times, a community newspaper serving the same part of Etobicoke.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Portfolio Estate Law help artists with their estate planning?
- Yes. The firm has a specific focus on artists' estates, providing tax planning around the deemed disposition of an artist's work and building specific terms into estate documents to protect an artist's legacy.
- Can Portfolio Estate Law prepare my will and power of attorney?
- Yes. The firm prepares wills, powers of attorney, and trust documents, including family, spousal, and alter ego trusts, as part of its estate planning practice.
- What if there's no will? Does the firm handle intestate estates?
- Yes. Portfolio Estate Law administers both estates with a will (testate succession) and estates without one (intestate succession), including probate applications and tax clearance certificates.
- What are the Guided Online Probate Workshops?
- They're evening sessions held over Zoom that walk participants through Ontario's probate process: the court forms, supporting documents, and how probate tax is calculated. They're built for people comfortable handling much of the paperwork themselves and suit straightforward, uncontested estates rather than disputed or complex ones.
- Does the firm work with cross-border or international estates?
- Yes. Portfolio Estate Law serves Canadian, cross-border, and international clients, including ancillary and resealing grants for estates that cross borders.
- Where is the office and is parking available?
- The office is at 900 Royal York Road in Toronto's Kingsway area, one block south of Bloor Street West and a short walk from Royal York subway station. Free parking is available on site.
Where to find them
900 Royal York Road, Toronto, ON M8Y 2V6 · 416-993-5996
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