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Trustee application

Guardians in B.C. are not automatically trustees in circumstances where a child/youth under the age of 19 is going to receive a sum of money over $10,000.00, for example from a personal injury settlement. Applications made under the Family Law Act to appoint a trustee of a trust for a child/youth require written comments to the court from the Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT).

Please see Private trust application on behalf of a person under 19 for details and instructions before proceeding with this legal submission.

Information you provide is for the purpose of providing comment or consent on a legal submission. Information is collected under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) and other applicable legislation. If you have any questions about the collection, use or disclosure of information, contact the PGT’s Information and Privacy Officer, at 604-660-4444 or mail@trustee.bc.ca.

Legal review application form

Referring party information
For example: name of legal firm
Subjects of Legal Submissions
Subject of Legal Submission 1
Deceased person information, if applicable
Is there a deceased party involved in this submission?
Is there a hearing date set?
Finalize & pay
e.g Reason for serving the PGT, supplemental information, etc.
Is this submission urgent?
Document upload
Required documents:

Cover Letter
Notice of Application (optional)

Document file types can be any and only these formats: .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .rtf, .txt, .jpg, .jpeg, .tiff, .tif, .csv, or .png.

Each file must be under 25 MB, and the form has a 150 MB limit for all attachments.

Please do not password-protect files, as this will prevent the PGT's system from scanning for viruses. Files that cannot be checked for viruses will be securely deleted.

Please be advised: You will receive a system-generated email confirming receipt of these documents however, personal service of these documents has not been accepted by the PGT unless and until a member of the PGT Legal Services team confirms service in writing.
Mandatory Fields
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