Wills and Probates for Legal Administrative Assistants

Course code OADM 1260

Credit 3.5

Length 70.0 hours

Course outline View

This course covers the preparation of wills and codicils, and the documents necessary to apply for grants of Letters Probate and Letters of Administration. Students prepare documents acceptable for filing at the Probate Registry, and for the transmission and distribution of estates; they also prepare correspondence and documents while learning legal vocabulary.

Prerequisites

OADM 1150.

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What you will learn

  • Trusts
  • Testamentary trusts
  • Wills and codicils
  • Drafting wills and codicils
  • Affidavits in estate work
  • Estate handling model
  • Confirmation and notification
  • Valuation
  • Application
  • Distribution
  • Probate with minor beneficiaries
  • Administration with will annexed
  • Administration

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
42880 April 27, 2026
to May 14, 2026
Lecture VCC Downtown Campus See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.