Charities and Applications to Pass Accounts – Do you need to serve the Public Guardian and Trustee?
You are the Estate Trustee of an estate in which the testator left a substantial portion of the residue to …
Unsent Text Message Found to Be Valid Will. LOL.
An unsent text message found on the deceased’s mobile phone has admitted to probate bythe Supreme Court of Queensland. In
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A New Way to Prevent Elder Abuse
Elder financial abuse is a growing concern. What is being done in Ontario to prevent it? I recently came across
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Personalized medicine – just a cheek swab away
Other than the last name of Denis Shapovalov (Canada’s newest rising tennis star), one of the most difficult pronunciations I’ve
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Hull on Estates #531 – Beneficiary Designations for Insurance Policies
[powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/kirsten/HOE_531_Final.mp3″] Today on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Rebecca Rauws discuss the decision in Sun Life v Nelson
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Holding the House in Trust
As a follow up to my last blog which considered Andrade v. Andrade, 2016 ONCA 368, today we further consider
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What is the Best Way to Say No?
As lawyers, whether we are dealing with opposing parties, clients, or colleagues, we are often faced with having to say
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Sustainable Living: Rethink, Reclaim, Remain
In this day and age the priorities for one’s home are changing. Generally, people want to live a happier, healthier
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Pet Trusts, Charitable Bequests, and Will Challenges
I recently came across this article on the Financial Times Adviser discussing estate litigation in the UK in general, and,
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Take a peek at estate planning stories of the wealthy
We all love a good story. Places like Hollywood were built on that premise. And while there are thousands of
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