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{{A Death in Your Family TOC}}''[[A Death in Your Family]]'' is for people in British Columbia who want to know what to do when a loved one dies. It covers preparing for the death of a loved one, what to do immediately after the death, making the funeral arrangements, and where to find support. The information reflects the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills, Estates and Succession Act]'', which became law in 2014.


== Acknowledgements ==
== Acknowledgements ==
We thank the '''Notary Foundation''' for their generous financial support of this booklet.
Contributors to this resource:
*Legal review: [[Helen Low|Helen Low, QC]] and [[Nicco Bautista]]
*Writing, editing and layout: [[Drew Jackson]], Elena Renderos, Gayla Reid


'''Advisory Committee:''' Laurie Salvador, Notary Public and a Governor of the Notary Foundation; Jo-Ann Turner, President, BC Bereavement Helpline; and Janet Ricciuti, Executive Director, Funeral Service Association of BC, who all provided invaluable assistance in helping us develop this booklet
This resource was made possible through the financial support of the Law Foundation of BC, the Notary Foundation of BC, the Department of Justice Canada, and the Province of British Columbia.


'''We also thank''' the Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan for permitting us to use their booklet on the same topic as a resource.  
== Copyright==
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'''Coordinator:''' Gordon McLeod Hardy
== About People's Law School ==


'''Writer and Researcher:''' Gayla Reid
[[People's Law School]] is a non-profit society in British Columbia, dedicated to making the law accessible to everyone. We provide free education and information to help people effectively deal with the legal problems of daily life.


'''Illustrations:''' Barb Wood Graphics
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'''Editors:''' Bernice DeWitt and Val Wilson
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'''Reviewers:''' Helen Low, Lawyer, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, and Laurie Salvador, Notary Public
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 23 August 2021

A Death in Your Family is for people in British Columbia who want to know what to do when a loved one dies. It covers preparing for the death of a loved one, what to do immediately after the death, making the funeral arrangements, and where to find support. The information reflects the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, which became law in 2014.

Acknowledgements

Contributors to this resource:

This resource was made possible through the financial support of the Law Foundation of BC, the Notary Foundation of BC, the Department of Justice Canada, and the Province of British Columbia.

Copyright

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence A Death in Your Family © People's Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence. This licence lets others share, reuse, remix, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit the copyright holder and license their new creations under the identical terms.

About People's Law School

People's Law School is a non-profit society in British Columbia, dedicated to making the law accessible to everyone. We provide free education and information to help people effectively deal with the legal problems of daily life.

Peopleslawschoollogo-horizontal.jpg

1433 - 1130 W Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4E4
604-331-5400
info@peopleslawschool.ca
www.peopleslawschool.ca