Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith is a retired lawyer, having worked for several years with Seniors First BC in Vancouver. A graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School, he has an LLM in elder law from the Center for Excellence in Elder Law at Stetson University. Prior to joining Seniors First BC, he worked as a legal aid lawyer in Ontario for 30 years, including as the clinic director of Parkdale Community Legal Services, a community clinic associated with Osgoode. His work with Seniors First BC focused on elder abuse matters including financial abuse and financial exploitation. It also included capacity issues, issues in seniors housing and residential care, and pension appeals. He continues to work on wills and estates matters on a pro bono basis with Access Pro Bono’s Wills Clinic.
Kevin has contributed to
- As a beneficiary, what can I do if I’m not satisfied with the estate accounts?
- Can the executor of a will use or give away the deceased's property?
- Change or end a power of attorney
- Change or end a standard representation agreement
- Change or end an enhanced representation agreement
- Choose your financial and legal planning tools
- Deal with scams, financial exploitation and abuse
- Deciding whether to be an attorney
- Do I need a lawyer or notary public to make my will?
- I can’t find anyone to be the executor of my will. What should I do?
- I'm handling my mom's estate; how many copies of the death certificate should I order?
- In my will, can I name multiple people to take care of my kids?
- Is it possible to add an alternate attorney to an existing power of attorney?
- Is the power of attorney we made in the United States valid in BC?
- List potential temporary substitute decision-makers
- MOST (medical orders for scope of treatment) forms
- Make your advance care plan
- Managing Someone Else's Money
- Managing someone else's money: Your toolkit
- My spouse died. What happens to a loan we took out together?
- Planning for Your Future
- Power of Attorney
- Prepare a standard representation agreement
- Prepare an advance directive
- Prepare an enduring power of attorney
- Prepare an enhanced representation agreement
- Preparing your will
- Start your planning here
- The right power of attorney for you
- The right representation agreement for you
- What happens to my debts when I die?
- When I'm 64: Benefits for Older Adults
- When I'm 64: Services for Older Adults
- Who needs a will
- Why prepare a standard representation agreement
- Why prepare a will
- Why you should plan for your future care
- Your keys duties as attorney
- Your will doesn’t cover every type of property
