Five threats to a healthy estate
We need to be vigilant on a number of fronts every day – from health, to financial security, to our …
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Hull on Estates #535 – Limitations on the Obligation to Account
[powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/kirsten/HOE_535_Final.mp3″] In today’s podcast, Natalia Angelini and Garrett Horrocks discuss the court’s reasons for declining to order a formal
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Jointly-Held Property and Conflicts of Interest
Attorneys and guardians of property are fiduciaries who are required to put the interests of an incapable person before their
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When can Alberta courts validate unsigned wills?
Amendments to Alberta’s succession legislation took effect in 2012 to expand the authority of the courts to order that a
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The Twelve Days of Estate Planning
The Twelve Days of Christmas, or Twelvetide, is a festive Christian celebration of the Nativity of Jesus Christ. The first
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An Update on Medical Assistance in Dying
The Government of Canada is developing regulations to establish a monitoring system in respect of medical assistance in dying (MAID),
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How would you grow $800 million?
As estate litigators, we’ve been involved in thousands of estate matters, and seen the many ways that individuals and families
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Fraudulent Conveyance and The Estate Planning Defence
We have previously blogged on Fraudulent Conveyance. This cause of action can, on occasion, be met with a defence that
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Takeaways from Make-a-Will Month
November has drawn to a close and, with it, the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and the Toronto Public Library’s (TPL)
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The Gift of An Irrevocable Right of Survivorship: What Everyone Wants Under the Tree
“When a parent gives an adult child a joint interest in real property during his or her lifetime, can that
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