When Family Estate Dispute Turn Into Litigation
Estate litigation lawyers deal with a very contentious are of law. It is important to lawyers who understand the dynamics and the law involved in estate litigation. When money and emotions are involved, it is easy for things to get out of control. Our lawyers at Bassermann Law firm knows estate litigation. We also understand that family dynamics need to be addressed with a balance of compassion and hard legal merit.
Difficulties With Estate Litigation
Going to court often stresses people. However, estate litigation involves three aspects that leads to the potential for increased conflict compared to other areas of litigation. Our estate litigation lawyers deal with many challenging aspects of someone death. For example, these include:
Estate Money Or Assets
In estate litigation, lawyers must help people to resolve issues regarding money and other assets. Often these assets are sizable in terms of their net value. Other times they are dealing with assets and the division of debts. Lastly, many of the assets involved in an estate are sentimental. Specific items and even businesses that have been in a family for a long time may also have high financial value.
Emotions When Dealing with Estates
Unlike business litigation, estate litigation deals with emotional issues. When an estate litigation lawyer is working with a client, they must be mindful of the emotions surrounding specific items, family dynamics, family emotions concerning the last wishes of the person who passed away, not equal division of assets, family law issues, and more.
Death
The death of a family member is an emotional time. No matter the relationship of the surviving family members, death is hard for both those with a good relationship and those with long standing disputes with the person who passed. Often emotions lead to poor choices when it comes to litigation matters. We understand the difficulty in these stressful times and attempt to help individuals make smart decisions for both themselves and the estate.
How Estate litigation Law Firms Help
Firstly, estate litigation lawyers explain the law to you. Once a person understands the law, including the Ontario Wills & Succession Act, then they can decide how to proceed. Information allows people to make better choices. However, often there are not black and white answers to legal questions that arise in estate litigation. Our lawyers will help you make a good decision on how to proceed. We will be understanding to your needs and give you legal advice and representation.