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Parents, sometimes, appoint all their children, jointly or jointly and severally, as their attorneys for property and personal care. In most cases, it is to[...]

The Federal Justice Department is looking for feedback from Canadians on the Federal Child Support Guidelines, and specifically on: the process to decide the amount[...]

I like to tell the executors of estates (also called estate trustees in Ontario) about kings who behaved badly throughout history.  King Louis XVI held[...]

The Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (Ontario) or “ONCA” was proclaimed on October 19th, 2021 and provided for a three-year transition period for Ontario not-for-profits to transition[...]

The first day as a summer law student can bring a lot of excitement and certainly some nervousness. That was the case for me. Any[...]

Elder abuse, unfortunately, is a common topic of discussion amongst estate practitioners, particularly, financial abuse, the most common form of elder abuse. In broad terms,[...]

The Department of Finance Canada announced on July 29, 2024 that as of August 1, 2024 the Federal Government would allow up to 30-year amortizations[...]

The office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada states that “individuals have a right to privacy at work, even if they are on their employer’s[...]

Family adoption, also referred to as “kinship adoption”, is a legal process in Ontario wherein stepparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or great grandparents can bring an[...]