Monique J. Charlebois Barrister + Solicitor

We needed an estate lawyer that could handle a difficult estate. There was no will, and none of the beneficiaries wanted to be Estate Trustee. There was also disagreement about who the lawyer should be. Monique Charlebois was recommended since she had worked for the Government of Ontario handling Public Trustee cases and knew the difficulties of working without a will. We contacted her, and she was willing to become the Estate Trustee. However, without unanimous agreement we ultimately had to become Estate Trustees ourselves. Monique then assisted us along the difficult road of obtaining the Certificate of Estate Trustee Without a Will, and from then on guided us through the many steps required to settle the estate. Monique used her list of contacts to get the assets liquidated and the house prepared for sale. She provided legal and emotional support that was extremely helpful, and much appreciated. When a bump in the road came along, she got us moving again. At times, there were slight misunderstandings, but she cleared them up quickly when we asked further questions or made suggestions. All things considered, I would, without hesitation, recommend Monique Charlebois to handle any estate, but especially ones with exceptional difficulties or unusual circumstances.

Top notch legal work and service. Monique is punctilious ( a very good thing for wills and POAs) , prompt, thorough,organized and proficient. We drafted new wills with Monique which were a vast improvement over our previous wills. No areas or possible scenarios were left uncovered. Highly recommend Monique.

Before we started on our fathers Estate, If anyone was to tell me that some Estate matters can take more than 5 years to complete I would have said that’s a joke.But Estate matters takes years to complete and Monique took the time to explain the process and help us understand the process.Monique kept us in the loop at all times and her emails were clear, easy to understand and preciseI can’t thank Monique and her team enough for the wonderful work they did to close my fathers Estate. Thank you once again Monique J. Charlebois Barrister + Solicitor for all the great work !

Ms. Charlebois provided an exception service. She handled all the details pertaing to a complicated situation in a prompt, courteous and very cost effective manner. I have continued to utilize and reccomend her services.

Monique was our first call when we recognized that our executor was self-serving and determined to operate outside the lines of estate law. From our initial meeting she treated us with care and respect while arming us with a better understanding of our rights as beneficiaries. We relied on her regularly over the past three years to help us make informed decisions and handle the communications and paperwork that accompany the various milestones in our process. When we were caught up in the inevitable feelings of frustration and associated emotions, Monique was able to cut through it all to find the relevant facts that helped to form our strategy. Her thoughtful tact and tremendous breadth of professional experience allowed us to settle without litigation and negotiate something close enough to fair that we were able to close this chapter of our lives feeling vindicated, and that the heartache was worth it. These situations can be challenging, dark times and we could not have come out the other end feeling this way without her expertise, organization, professionalism, wisdom and patience.We will definitely call on Monique for any future estate negotiations we may be involved in and at a minimum we will use her for all of our personal estate planning and wills.I have absolutely no reservations about recommending Monique and her associates for any estate situation you may find yourself in.

We really appreciated Monique's guidance and thoughtful suggestions in the drafting of our wills. Her warm, professional manner helped develop a quick trust and made discussions very comfortable. We highly recommend her services.

Our experience with Monique has been exceptional. She quickly established a great rapport with us as well as our representative. Her personal touch was a delight. More than 5********

We needed to update our wills after 25 years, we looked to several businesses and chose Monique based on her pricing approach. Everything was very clear as to what we should expect for this service. The remote meetings in the beginning was very convenient, and the forms we were given to fill out helped us thinks through details very carefully and allowed us time to think all matters through. The final step of the process was very smooth, very professional and best of all the office was so close to home. We will be recommending Monique to others looking to update or create a new will.

Ms. Charlebois was a pleasure to work with. She was professional, clear, concise and helped tremendously in creating my new will and power of attorneys. I would highly recommend her.

I could not have asked for a better guide in navigating the long journey of being a trustee without a will. Monique is knowledgeable, responsive, organized, consultative, and her invoices are clear and very reasonable.