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Marissa German

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Marissa German is an estate specialist who works diligently towards achieving her clients' goals. She is a strong advocate for her clients with a hands-on approach that is thorough and in-depth with a focus on practical solutions.

Marissa has the unique qualification of being called to the bar in both Alberta and British Columbia. Each province in Canada has different wills and estates legislation. Marissa is able to provide estate planning and estate administration advice, bring court applications and practice law in both Alberta and British Columbia. This interprovincial practice is useful to clients who may be resident in one of Alberta or British Columbia but have assets in the other jurisdiction.

In addition to her practice, Marissa is a TEP member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and a board member of the Kelowna Estate Planning Society. She is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association Wills & Trusts subsections for Okanagan, Vancouver and Alberta South. Marissa is past President of the Estate Planning Council of Calgary and a former executive board member of the Alberta South Canadian Bar Association Wills and Trusts section.

Education

University of Calgary, BA (Psychology), 1999 University of Alberta, LLB, 2003

Bar Admissions

Alberta, 2004 British Columbia, 2020

Recent Experience

Estate Planning
Estate Administration
  • Creation of IV Trusts and testamentary trusts
  • Second Marriage Planning
  • Planning to avoid estate challenges
  • Inter-Jurisdictional Estate Planning
  • Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Personal Directives
  • Grants of Probate and Administration
  • Limited Grants of Administration and Limited Trusteeships
  • Resealing Foreign Grants
  • Variation of Trusts
  • Rectification and Validation of Non-Compliant Wills
  • Interpretation of Will Court applications
  • Applications to Court for Advice and Direction on Estate matters
  • Challenges to Estate by Spouse or Dependent child – Applications for Family Maintenance and Support
  • Removal of negligent executor/attorneys/trustees/guardians
  • Executor/Trustee/Attorney Accounting issues
  • Elder Law and attorney fraud
  • Incapacity issues
  • Declaration of Presumption of Death
  • Insurance beneficiary designation challenges
  • Intestate estates

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Alberta Law Reform Commission on Obligations to Step-Children

March 10, 2022
       

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Update on Virtual Execution of Estate Planning Documents in Alberta

December 01, 2020
       

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New Trust Reporting Rules

August 18, 2020
       

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