This post seeks to answer the following questions: who must a
personal representative1 give notice to? When must
notice be given? What must be included in that notice?
There are a number of groups of people that may be entitled to
notice before a personal representative distributes the assets of
an estate. These notice requirements arise in a number of different
pieces of Alberta legislation meaning it can be challenging to
figure out exactly who you, as personal representative, must give
notice to.
Exactly who is entitled to notice, and what the notice looks
like, can also vary depending on whether you are acting with or
without a grant. When the personal representative applies for a
grant of probate or administration, there are strict rules
governing the form of notice provided to the interested
parties.
