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FORM P18 (RULE 25-4(1))
No. u
{Location} Registry
In the Supreme Court of British Columbia
In the Matter of the Estate of
{LEGAL NAME OF DECEASED}, Deceased
AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN ESTATE INFORMATION
[Rule 22-3 of the Supreme Court Civil Rules applies to all forms.]
TAKE NOTICE THAT {NAME(S)} (the Applicant(s)):
1. {has/have} applied for u{set out whichever one of the following 6 choices is correct}
ua grant of probate
ua grant of administration with will annexed
ua grant of administration without will annexed
uan ancillary grant of probate
uan ancillary grant of administration with will annexed
uan ancillary grant of administration without will annexed
in respect of the estate of {LEGAL NAME OF THE DECEASED}, ualso known as u{indicate any other names by which the deceased was known} (the “deceased”), whose last residential address was {residential address of deceased}
2. uisuare recognized as the person(s) to whom the grant will be issued once the court is satisfied that all remaining filings and fee payments have been made, and
3. uisuare authorized to obtain information about the assets and liabilities of the deceased.
AND TAKE NOTICE THAT, unless you provide to the Applicant(s), within 30 days after the date on which this authorization to obtain estate information is delivered to you, information respecting the nature and value of any assets of the estate of the deceased that are in your possession or control, the Applicant(s) may make application under Rule 25-8(2), set out below, for an order requiring delivery of that information and seeking costs from you for that application.
THIS AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN ESTATE INFORMATION DOES NOT AUTHORIZE THE APPLICANT(S) TO TAKE DELIVERY OF ANY OF THE ASSETS OF THE DECEASED.
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Registrar
Rule 25-8(2) of the Supreme Court Civil Rules states:
Order to provide information
(2) A person to whom a copy of an authorization to obtain estate information or an authorization to obtain resealing information is delivered under subrule (1) must, within 30 days after the date of delivery:
(a) deliver to the applicant information as to the nature and value of those assets of the deceased’s estate that are in the person’s possession or control; or
(b) if the person:
(i) has possession or control of a safety deposit box, a safe, a storage locker or any other thing or place where the deceased kept or may have kept records or assets; and
(ii) does not have a document that itemizes the contents of that thing or place,
allow the holder of the authorization to obtain estate information or authorization to obtain resealing information to have access to that thing or place for the purposes of listing its contents.