Avoid natural disasters – consider these safe havens
If you live in southern Ontario, you saw it first hand – a “build a snowman” April that had us …
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Hull on Estates #548 – Four Corners versus Armchair
In today’s podcast, Jonathon Kappy and Kira Domratchev discuss the British Columbia Court of Appeal decision of Killam v Killam
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Priority of Assets out of which a Dependant Support Claim will be Paid
As most of our readers know, when a person dies without leaving adequate support for their dependants, the courts may
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Can a Death Note Ever be Considered a Will?
The general rule, one that most people are probably familiar with when they think of a Will, is that the
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A Gift With A Catch: Bequests of Real Property and Mortgages
Assume that you are given real property in someone’s will, but the property is subject to a mortgage. Do you
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Resigning as Power of Attorney for Property
Being a Power of Attorney for Property can often be a difficult and thankless job. It is not unforeseeable that,
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Permission to sleep? Consider it granted
I don’t know about you, but on those rare occasions when I sleep in on a weekend morning, I often
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Who can compel the release of a lawyer’s file after death?
The notes and records of the lawyer who assisted the deceased with their estate planning can play an important role
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Hockey fights are way down. Estate fights? Not so much
By Ian Hull . Have you watched an NHL game recently? If you have, you may have noticed a significant change in one high-profile aspect of the game: fighting. It’s declined rapidly. Just 10 years ago, fighting occurred in about 40 per cent of games. That number today is 17 per cent. TSN has a good analysis of why it’s happened.
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Can you pursue damages against an Attorney for Property in an Application to Pass Accounts?
When concerns are raised about the conduct of an Attorney for Property, those raising the concerns often seek an Order