Nicco Bautista
Nicco Bautista is a lawyer at Lumina Law in Vancouver. As a wealth management lawyer, he is a key advisor to international family offices, charities, and business owners. He helps families achieve their estate and succession planning goals in cross-cultural environments. He previously practiced as an estate litigator and solicitor at a national law firm, and spent five years at a national Canadian bank providing estate planning advice to investor clients.
Nicco has contributed to
- A Death in Your Family
- A friend I loaned money to just passed away. How do I get the money from his estate?
- As executor, I'm not ready to deal with the estate yet. But I have been served with a citation. What are my rights?
- As executor, what taxes do I need to file?
- Can a bank refuse to accept a power of attorney?
- Can a beneficiary transfer assets directly to a person not named in the will?
- Can a will be redacted to protect the privacy of beneficiaries?
- Do I need to probate a will in BC if the deceased was a Canadian living in the US as a permanent resident?
- How can I get a copy of a will if the executor won't respond?
- How do I appoint a guardian to take care of my kids if something happens to me?
- I have a power of attorney for my mom. Do I have to show my sister my mom’s bank account statements?
- I live outside BC. Can I sign the probate forms where I live?
- I own a business. Should I make two separate wills?
- I think my dad's will is invalid. How do I stop the executor from getting probate?
- I want to buy a home from an estate sale. How will this affect the purchase?
- I want to leave money to my daughter who receives disability benefits. Will an inheritance affect her government assistance?
- I was named as executor in my mom's will. I don’t want to do the job. How can I officially renounce?
- In an insurance policy, can a person's estate be named as the beneficiary?
- In making decisions for someone, how can I give them the right amount of autonomy?
- In my parents' wills, can they name me as their executor if I don't live in Canada?
- My brother has been living in our mom's house since she died. Can the estate charge him rent?
- My dad left the family home to my siblings and me. I want to see the home sold; the others don't. What are my options?
- My dad's estate includes a rental property with tenants. As executor, what do I need to know?
- My kids are on the title of my home. When I pass away and they inherit it, do they have to pay capital gains tax if they sell it?
- My mom added me to the title of her house. Does this mean I automatically inherit it when she dies?
- My spouse died, leaving more debts than assets. As executor, what should I do?
- My spouse has dementia and has moved into a care home. How can we sell our jointly owned home?
- My stepdad helped raise me. He didn't have a will. Do I have any rights to his estate?
- Our museum received a large charitable bequest with no strings attached. How can we use it?
- Should I add my adult children to the title of my house to avoid probate fees?
- Someone I don't know is claiming they were my dad's partner. Can she challenge his will and get her hands on my inheritance?
- The estate doesn't have enough money to pay all the gifts in the will. Am I responsible for making up the difference?
- The executor named in the will won't act and won't step aside either. What can I do?
- To be appointed under a power of attorney for someone who lives in BC, do I need to live in the province?
- To plan for when I can’t make decisions on my own, do I need a power of attorney and a representation agreement?
- What can a beneficiary under a will do to speed up the process of distributing the estate?
- Who can witness the land title portion of an enduring power of attorney in BC?
- Will the court send me a bill for probate fees?
