Hergott Law

06/18/2026

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06/15/2026

Read Paul Hergott's column: Estate planning for pets – Part 1

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Have you included your pet in your estate planning?  Some are shaking their heads in disbelief that a pet could be an estate planning consideration.  For others, their pet is the most important thing in their life. Expense is no consideration when it comes to their pet’s quality of ...

06/07/2026

Read Paul Hergott's column: Myth busting requirements for will validity

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Back to basics this week with what it takes for a British Columbia will to be valid. Misinformation is abundant!  A financial advisor recently told a client that their will was invalid because:  Neither are, nor ever have been, required for will validity.  A more typical myth is about witne...

05/31/2026

Read Paul Hergott's column: Keeping your estate consistent

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Do the wishes in your will match your beneficiary designations? When you set up your Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), you might have been prompted to name a beneficiary. If you did, the investments within your TFSA will be paid to that beneficiary on your death. On submitting your death certificate....

05/24/2026

Read Paul Hergott's column: Debunked "common knowledge" about disinheriting

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Is it truly “common knowledge” that you can disinherit an estranged child if you leave a small bequest, for example $2,000.00, in your will? A friend of mine recently shared that “common knowledge” with me. Spoiler alert: it’s complete bunk. How very sad that the relationship between a par...

05/17/2026

Read Paul Hergott's column: Organ Donation – Part 2

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Answering the following issues to do with organ donation: This is the second and final column in my two-part series about organ donation. Last week I covered how quick and easy it is to register. I also provided reassurance that your organs will not be taken until you’re truly done using them your...

05/10/2026

Read Paul Hergott's column: Organ Donation – Part 1

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Posing several questions and answering: April was Organ Donation Awareness Month. Yes, I missed the boat, having gotten carried away with a 5-part series about the “stuff” of your estate! Better late than never. These are questions about organ donation that I intend to answer: The BC Transplant ...

05/03/2026

Read Paul Hergott's column: The “stuff” of an estate – Part 5

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The readers have spoken! One more column about the “stuff” of your estate. The focus so far has been on items that are precious to your children; allocating them before you die to avoid the conflict likely to arise when your children sort it out after you’re gone. One reader shared that her mo...

04/26/2026

Read Paul Hergott's column: The “stuff” of an estate – Part 4

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Discussing how to deal with items of both high sentimental value as well as high dollar value Welcome to the fourth of a series about the “stuff” of your estate. My pace has been glacial. I’ve gotten only so far as to discuss the allocation of items of sentimental value and whether those alloc...

04/19/2026

Read Paul Hergott's column: The “stuff” of an estate – Part 3

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After beating around the bush for two weeks, I’m finally going to answer the question: Should your allocation of items between your children, i.e. who gets what when you die, be in a codicil? The first part of the question was whether allocations should be made in the first place. Or should that b...