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Drafting Truly Useful Powers of Attorney for Property

with Lynne Butler

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Learning Options:

Live webinar with chat*
includes 60 day replay
9:00 am – 10:30 am (Pacific)
10:00 am – 11:30 am (Mountain)
11:00 am – 12:30 pm (Central)
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (Eastern)
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (Atlantic)
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm (Newfoundland)

*This program features real-time video of the presenter with synchronized presentation slides, and a chat feature that allows for live Q & A. SK attendees please verify whether you align with Central (MB) or Mountain (AB) time based on season and location.

Registration Fee:


Save $25
Register on or before May 9, 2025
$140.00 + HST

Register after May 9, 2025
$165.00 + HST

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Register 3+ attendees and save up to 25%. See our group discounts here. Contact jennifer@seminarpartners.ca.

CPD Credit Hours:

Credit Hours

CPD Hours (live presentation*)

ON: This program contains 0.5 Professionalism hours and 1.0 Substantive hour.

BC: This program has been approved for 1.5 CPD hours, including 0.5 hours of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management.

SK: This program qualifies for 1.5 CPD hours (0.5 of which qualify as ethics hours) under the Law Society of SK CPD Policy.

Lawyers in other mandatory CPD jurisdictions may count their attendance towards their CPD requirement/plan.

Seminar Partners is an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario and a pre-approved CPD Provider of the Law Society of British Columbia.

*The circumstances under which CPD credit will be recognized for watching archive programs vary by province. If you are viewing the recording of the live webinar, please verify with your law society the circumstances under which they will recognize CPD hours for the recording.

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Who Should Attend

This program will benefit new and experienced wills and estates lawyers, as well as general practitioners who draft estate planning documents.

About the Program

Join us for a practical 90-minute webinar designed to elevate your skills in drafting Powers of Attorney for Property. Experienced trusts and estates lawyer Lynne Butler will provide valuable insights for creating clear, precise, and truly effective documents that accurately capture your client’s wishes and minimize the risk of abuse and litigation. You’ll learn specific drafting techniques, including how to tailor “standard” language to meet your client’s unique circumstances, key clauses to include for various situations, and common pitfalls to avoid. In addition, Lynne will address “unexpected” issues often overlooked in Powers of Attorney for Property, such as dealing with situations where both partners move into care, running a person’s business if they lose capacity, leaving charitable gifts under a Power of Attorney, and paying the person who is acting under a Power of Attorney. Along the way, Lynne will debunk common myths surrounding Powers of Attorney and offer practical solutions to problems frequently experienced by clients, their families, and attorneys when trying to use Powers of Attorney for Property with financial and other institutions. Whether you're drafting your first or fiftieth Power of Attorney for Property, this session will give you the skills you need to express your client’s desires clearly to third parties and the courts. Sample clauses will be included in the materials. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your drafting skills so you can better serve your clients.

Meet Your Presenter

Lynne Butler

Lynne Butler is a lawyer, mediator, and writer. She graduated from UBC Law School and was called to the Bar in Alberta in 1986. After more than 20 years, thousands of wills drawn and hundreds of estates probated, Lynne joined the estates department of a leading trust company for a further seven years. She now practises law in her home province of Newfoundland and Labrador, working exclusively in wills, estates, probate, elder law, and trusts. Lynne has been interviewed by Global TV, BNN, CBC Radio, the Wall Street Journal, the Globe & Mail, the Vancouver Province, the Edmonton Journal, the Toronto Star and the Montreal Gazette, among other media. She is the former co-host of The Law Show and is the author of ten books about estate planning. She was the reviewer for Newfoundland and Labrador for LexisNexis Drafting Wills in Canada: A Lawyer's Practical Guide, 3rd Edition. She has chaired the Wills and Estates Section of the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar Admissions Course since 2019.

Schedule (Eastern)

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Welcome and Introduction

Relationship to Other Documents

Mechanics

Essential Clauses

Additional Clauses

Planning for Contingencies

Execution Formalities

Third Party Acceptance

Program Wrap-up and Evaluation

Praise for Lynne Butler

"Super practical. I learned a lot."

"Excellent presenter - well organized, thorough and very practical. Appreciated all the personal examples and explanations she shared."

"Liked getting the slides and sample letters. Always nice to have examples from good lawyers."

"Very informative, polished presentation.Top marks all around."

"I've been doing wills work for 5 years and found everything useful. Would definitely recommend.”"
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Registration Fees

All costs are in Canadian dollars before taxes.

HST/GST: 848208492

Until May 9, 2025

Drafting Truly Useful Powers of Attorney for Property with Lynne Butler, Thursday, May 29, 2025
$140.00

After May 9, 2025

Drafting Truly Useful Powers of Attorney for Property with Lynne Butler, Thursday, May 29, 2025
$165.00

Groups Save!

Register 3+ attendees and save up to 25%. See our group discounts here. Contact jennifer@seminarpartners.ca.

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1.866.606.4212
Email: jennifer@seminarpartners.ca

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