For more than 60 years, Beaumont Church LLP has provided legal services to farm and ranch families across southern Alberta. Our lawyers understand that a farm is more than a business. It's a home, a livelihood and a legacy built over generations, and it deserves legal advice that reflects that.

Understanding the Business of Agriculture

Farming and ranching come with legal challenges most businesses never face. Land values, commodity prices, equipment financing, family dynamics and energy development on your property can all affect your operation's future. Our agricultural lawyers work with family farms, ranches, farm corporations and agribusinesses to protect what you've built and plan for what comes next.

How We Help Farm and Ranch Families

Farm Succession Planning
Passing the farm to the next generation requires careful planning. We help families structure transfers that minimize tax, treat farming and non-farming children fairly, and keep the operation viable.

Wills and Estates
We prepare Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Personal Directives tailored to rural families, including issues under Alberta's Dower Act.

Land Purchases and Sales
From buying additional quarters to selling family land, we handle agricultural real estate transactions, land titles and financing.

Farm Corporations and Partnerships
We advise on incorporating your operation, drafting shareholder and partnership agreements, and restructuring for growth or succession.

Surface Rights and Energy Development
We represent landowners in negotiating surface leases and compensation with oil, gas, pipeline and power companies, including matters before the Land and Property Rights Tribunal.

Agricultural Contracts and Disputes
We draft and review land leases, custom work agreements and equipment contracts, and help resolve disputes before they reach court.

Family Property
When relationships end, we help protect farm assets and navigate property division under Alberta's Family Property Act.

Rooted in Southern Alberta

Since 1956, we've worked alongside the rural communities of southern Alberta. We speak your language, respect your time and give straightforward advice you can act on.