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Estates & Estate Litigation

Strategic counsel for estate matters — before and after disputes arise.

Schwalb Legal provides focused legal assistance in estate administration, contested estates, and estate-related litigation, particularly where family conflict, unclear documentation, or allegations of impropriety are involved.

Estate matters often intersect with civil litigation, real estate, corporate structures, and administrative law.

We approach these files with that broader legal perspective from day one.

Estate Assistance Before Litigation

We assist clients in addressing estate matters at an early stage, with the objective of ensuring compliance, clarity, and risk management before disputes escalate.

This includes:

Advising liquidators on their legal duties and potential exposure
Interpreting wills and testamentary provisions
Assisting with estate accounting and asset identification
Addressing issues relating to estate-held real property
Working directly with financial institutions and their estate and legal departments in connection with estate assets and compliance requirements
Providing strategic guidance where conflict is foreseeable

Early legal intervention can often prevent procedural errors and unnecessary litigation, or ensure that a file is properly positioned should litigation later become unavoidable.

Our approach is to avoid litigation whenever possible, recognizing that estate disputes are often costly, time-consuming, and emotionally burdensome.

Estate Litigation When Necessary

Where disputes cannot be resolved, we represent clients in estate-related litigation before the courts.

This includes:

Contested wills and testamentary challenges
Disputes involving capacity, undue influence, or irregular execution
Conflicts between heirs, beneficiaries, and liquidators
Litigation involving mandates in case of incapacity
Procedural and evidentiary strategy in estate disputes

Our approach to estate litigation is disciplined, evidence-driven, and procedurally focused, with attention to scope control, proportionality, and long-term consequences.