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Estate Administration, Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Posted November 12, 2020

Resigning as the Attorney for Property and/or Personal Care

In an earlier blog, I wrote about how to resign as estate trustee of a loved one’s estate. In this blog, I will be discussing how[...]

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Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Kate Wright

Posted November 9, 2020

The Costs of a Gift of Real Property

When giving the gift of real property, whether it be through a life interest or as an outright gift, it is important to give due[...]

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Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Posted November 2, 2020

November is Make a Will Month – Do You Have Your Estate Plan in Place?

Your Estate Plan Let’s first address the elephant in the room! Dying. You will die, I will die, we all will die. It may not[...]

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Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Sarah Macaluso

Posted September 17, 2020

No Quick and Easy Fix to Stop Predatory Marriages

Predatory marriages are on the rise in Ontario. Predatory marriages occur when a financial predator enters into a relationship with an elderly person for the[...]

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Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Kate Wright

Posted September 3, 2020

Guardian of Property and the Requirement for Security

Court-appointed Guardians of Property are appointed under section 22 of the Substitute Decisions Act and are tasked with the responsibility of managing the property of[...]

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Estate Administration, Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Sarah Macaluso

Posted July 22, 2020

Stepping Down as the Named Estate Trustee

Acting as the estate trustee of a loved one’s estate can be an onerous and thankless job. Most estate trustees will be quick to add[...]

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Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Diana Tebby

Posted July 14, 2020

Is Paper the Way of the Past? British Columbia Proposes Legislation for Electronic Wills

COVID-19 has brought about various emergency orders permitting virtual witnessing of wills and powers of attorney in Ontario and other provinces. As things start to[...]

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Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Sarah Macaluso

Posted June 26, 2020

Sorry to be the Bearer of Bad News, but Those Joint Assets May be Subject to Estate Administration Tax

As estates lawyers, we often find ourselves being the bearer of bad news when it comes to advising estate trustees on whether the deceased’s joint[...]

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Wills, Trusts and Estates

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E. Jane Murray (Retired)

Posted June 3, 2020

Estate Mediation – Getting Started and Getting to Yes

For those practicing estate litigation in Ottawa, Rule 75.1 of the Rules of Civil Procedure requires that the parties attend mediation at some stage of[...]