Paige E. Van de Sype

Paige E. Van de Sype

Associate

Paige is an associate in the Saskatoon office.

Paige is an associate with the Saskatoon office whose practice focuses on estate litigation and administration, power of attorney disputes and oversight, and guardianship appointments and challenges. Her litigation practice often deals with issues of capacity and undue influence, the interpretation and validity of wills and other testamentary instruments, misappropriation of funds by powers of attorneys, executors, and administrators, and late-in-life land transfers.

 

She also maintains an estate planning practice (i.e., wills, powers of attorney, health care directives, and trusts) and prepares both contentious and non-contentious guardianship or co-decision-making applications.

 

Paige encourages current and potential clients to review articles authored by herself for basic legal information on some topics:

The Accountability of a Power of Attorney: Preventing and Detecting Financial and Personal Abuse

Becoming a Decision-Maker for an Adult

Who Can Contest a Will?

Setting Aside a Will: Incapacity or Undue Influence

Challenging and Defending a Will that Disinherits a Child

What to do when your inheritance from a deceased parent or spouse is inadequate to meet your needs?

 

Paige graduated from the University of Saskatchewan, receiving her Juris Doctor (with Distinction) in 2018. Prior to that, she graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Arts (English and Indigenous Studies) in 2014. While attending the College of Law, Paige was awarded the Nasser Scholarship and was Vice President (Athletics) of the Law Students Association.

 

Paige continues to be an active participant in her community and competes on several competitive sports teams at the local level. She is a member of the risk management committee for the Saskatchewan Soccer Association.

Education

  • Juris Doctor (with Distinction), University of Saskatchewan, 2018
  • Bachelor of Arts (English and Indigenous Studies), University of Regina, 2014

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