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Posted February 3, 2021

Discussing End of Life Wishes: Organ Donation

According to the Trillium Gift of Life Network, 90% of Ontarian are in favour of organ donation but only one in three Ontarians have registered[...]

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Posted December 21, 2020

Gentlemen, This One is For You (and Ladies, You May Want to Take Note as Well)

Did you ask for a home DNA test kit, or as it is colloquially known, a ‘spit-in-a-tube’ this year? These tests have been getting increasingly[...]

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Posted December 15, 2020

Adulting 101 – Get Powers of Attorney

Did you just recently buy a house? Have you just recently had or adopted any children? Better yet, are you alive and over the age[...]

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Posted November 16, 2020

Give a Little, Get a Lot!

Let’s put aside the first misconception about legacy giving and clarify that you do not have to be wealthy to leave a legacy! Legacy giving[...]

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Estate Administration, Wills, Trusts and Estates

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Sarah Macaluso

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[...]