Dewaele v Roobroeck: The Costs of Bad Conduct
Estate litigation can be expensive. Sometimes a court may award costs to be paid personally by a party in an …
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Can Child Custody Directives in a Will be Enforced?
Estate planning clients are often under the misunderstanding that they have the ability to choose a permanent custodian or guardian
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Hull on Estates #608 – Bill 245: Upcoming Changes to the Succession Law Reform Act
This week on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Rebecca Rauws discuss Bill 245, and the upcoming changes to the law
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Plan Well Guide’s Toolkit for Legal Practitioners: Helping You Help Your Clients Plan for Incapacity
Last year, my colleague Nick Esterbauer blogged about the Plan Well Guide – a free online tool to assist individuals
Dying with a Double Life and Secret Wife
Living a double life can be complicated. A double life that involves a secret second family can be especially complicated,
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Some Solace for Surviving Married Spouses: Ontario Increases “Preferential Share” to Spouse on Intestacy
Ontario has increased the preferential share payable to a spouse on intestacy from $200,000 to $350,000. A recent amendment to
When does the authority of an Estate Trustee During Litigation (ETDL) end?
Pursuant to section 28 of the Estates Act, the court may appoint an ETDL, “pending an action touching the validity
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Bad Vibrations: When a Guardianship Is Suspect
Amazon Films has recently released a very dark new film called “I Care A Lot”, starring Rosamund Pike and Peter
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Silent Acquiescence and Secret Trusts
A recent decision out of the British Columbia Court of Appeal had the opportunity to consider Secret Trusts, which the
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Updated Probate Rules for Small Estates
In 2015, the Law Commission of Ontario released its final report for the Simplified Procedures for SmallEstates. Since that time,
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