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Global Assets

Global Assets

A lawyer can help address foreign tax and administrative implications for your estate.

With the increasing flow of people and assets across national borders, it makes sense that we consider global tax and administrative factors when planning for the future.

You may not have considered the impact that different local, national and international laws may have on your assets and how this affects your family, or on beneficiaries living in different countries.  A lawyer can work with you, through your will and perhaps through an estate plan, to:

  • identify your assets in different countries, and determine what laws apply to those assets for the purpose of your will;
  • identify whether you are a foreign (or multi-resident) testator, and whether you have any foreign (or multi-resident/citizen) beneficiaries (like children, parents, spouses or other individuals), and determine what laws apply to those people for the purpose of your will; and,
  • consider how to thoughtfully craft a will, taking into account cross-border issues, that can efficiently handle the transfer of your assets to your loved ones.

Make a Will Month is a great time to find out more, and protect your family.  Here are two options:​

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