Where to Get Help with Preparing Your Will: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 21:58, 5 August 2025

This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by Stephen Hsia in January 2019.

Clicklaw

Online resource offers one-stop access to legal information, education, and help for British Columbians from trusted organizations.

clicklaw.bc.ca

Law Students’ Legal Advice Program Clinics

Law students from the University of British Columbia offer free assistance to qualifying clients with some legal matters, including preparing some simple wills. The manual used by law students has a chapter on "Wills and Estate Planning" that includes sample clauses for making a will.

604-822-5791

lslap.bc.ca

Lawyer Referral Service

Helps people connect with a lawyer for a complimentary 15-minute consult.

Phone: 604-687-3221

Email: lawyerreferral@bccba.org

accessprobono.ca

Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry

Nonprofit charitable organization that provides information, education, and support for people to prepare and use representation agreements and enduring powers of attorney.

info@nidus.ca

nidus.ca

Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia

Government office that may agree to be appointed executor in a will in appropriate circumstances. They may also administer an estate when the executor is unable or unwilling to do so.

700 - 808 West Hastings Street

Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3

604-660-4444

trustee.bc.ca

Self Counsel Press

Publisher of do-it-yourself guides on legal topics, including some guides on preparing a will in Canada.

self-counsel.com

Society of Notaries Public of BC

A notary public can help you prepare a will. The Society of Notaries Public of BC offers a list of notaries in the province.

Lower Mainland: 604-681-4516

Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343

notaries.bc.ca

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+=== Clicklaw===
+Online resource offers one-stop access to legal information, education, and help for British Columbians from trusted organizations.
+:[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca clicklaw.bc.ca]
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+=== Law Students’ Legal Advice Program Clinics===
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+Law students from the University of British Columbia offer free assistance to qualifying clients with some legal matters, including preparing some simple wills. The manual used by law students has a chapter on "[https://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resources/lslap-manual-wills-and-estate-administration Wills and Estate Planning]" that includes sample clauses for making a will.
-| width="20%" | '''Community Groups'''
+:604-822-5791
-| width="40%" | In many communities there are people who have detailed information about legal issues that affect older people. Ask your local seniors’ centre, community information centre, public library, or Royal Canadian Legion.
+:[http://www.lslap.bc.ca lslap.bc.ca]
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-|- valign=top
+=== Lawyer Referral Service===
-| width="20%" | '''Dial-a-Law'''
+Helps people connect with a lawyer for a complimentary 15-minute consult.
-| width="40%" | Dial-a-Law is a library of pre-recorded tapes with information about the law in BC. For example, they have a tape on making a will.
+:Phone: 604-687-3221
-| width="40%" |Lower Mainland – 604.687.4680
+:Email: lawyerreferral@bccba.org
-Outside Lower Mainland – 1.800.565.5297
+:[https://www.accessprobono.ca/our-programs/lawyer-referral-service accessprobono.ca]
-[http://www.dialalaw.org www.dialalaw.org].
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+=== Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry===
-| width="20%" | '''Law Students Legal Advice Clinics'''
+Nonprofit charitable organization that provides information, education, and support for people to prepare and use representation agreements and enduring powers of attorney.
-| width="40%" | These legal advice clinics will provide information and assistance about preparing a will. In the Lower Mainland, law students at the University of British Columbia hold free legal clinics in different locations.<br/>
+:info@nidus.ca
-In Victoria, the Law Centre provides free legal clinics to people who are financially
+:[http://www.nidus.ca nidus.ca]
-eligible.
-| width="40%" | University of British Columbia Faculty of Law<br/>
-East Mall, Vancouver, BC<br/>
-V6T 1Z1<br/>
-.822.5791<br/>
-[http://www.lslap.bc.ca/main www.lslap.bc.ca/main]<br/>
-Law Centre<br/>
+=== Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia===
-Broad Street,<br/>
+Government office that may agree to be appointed executor in a will in appropriate circumstances. They may also administer an estate when the executor is unable or unwilling to do so.
-Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 2A4<br/>
+:700 - 808 West Hastings Street
-.385.1221<br/>
+:Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3
-reception@thelawcentre.ca<br/>
+:604-660-4444
-[http://www.thelawcentre.ca www.thelawcentre.ca]
+:[http://www.trustee.bc.ca trustee.bc.ca]
+=== Self Counsel Press===
+Publisher of do-it-yourself guides on legal topics, including some guides on preparing a will in Canada.
+:[http://www.self-counsel.com self-counsel.com]
-|- valign=top
+=== Society of Notaries Public of BC===
-| width="20%" | '''Lawyer Referral Service'''
+A notary public can help you prepare a will. The Society of Notaries Public of BC offers a list of notaries in the province.
-| width="40%" | The BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association operates the Lawyer Referral Service, funded by the Law Foundation of BC. The Service enables members of the public to consult with a lawyer for up to 30 minutes for a fee of $25, plus taxes. The lawyer will not be able to prepare a will for you in this time, but can answer questions you may have.
+:Lower Mainland: 604-681-4516
-| width="40%" |Lower Mainland – 604.687.3221<br/>
+:Toll-free: 1-800-663-0343
-Outside Lower Mainland – 1.800.663.1919.<br/>
+:[http://www.notaries.bc.ca notaries.bc.ca]
-[http://www.cba.org/bc/initiatives/main/lawyer_referral.aspx www.cba.org/bc/initiatives/main/lawyer_referral.aspx]
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-| width="20%" | '''A Notary Public Near You'''
-| width="40%" | You can go to a Notary for help with making a will and executing affidavits. To get the name and telephone number of a Notary Public near you, phone the Society of Notaries Public of BC. Ask the Notary Public how much it will cost for a first meeting.
-| width="40%" | Lower Mainland – 604.681.4516<br/>
-Outside Lower Mainland – 1.800.663.0343<br/>
-[http://www.notaries.bc.ca www.notaries.bc.ca]
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-| width="20%" | '''Public Guardian and Trustee Office'''
-| width="40%" | The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee looks after the estates of people who die without a will and who have no heirs in BC who are willing and able to apply to court to be appointed to settle the estate.
-| width="40%" | 700 - 808 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3L3<br/>
-Phone: 604 660-4444<br/>
-[http://www.trustee.bc.ca www.trustee.bc.ca]
-|- valign=top
-| width="20%" | '''Self Counsel Press'''
-| width="40%" | Self Counsel Press publishes do-it-yourself guides on legal topics for BC.
-| width="40%" | [http://www.self-counsel.com www.self-counsel.com]
-|}
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