The Family Cottage
With the spring flowers beginning their bloom, and the warm weather slowly settling in, many Canadians turn their attention to …
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Revisiting the Interpretation of Separation Agreements
The recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision of Zecha v Zecha Estate, 2017 ONSC 1972, 2017 CarswellOnt 4882, raises
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Lundy v Lundy Estate: Delay in Seeking Extension to Make Family Law Act Election
Under the Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3 (the “FLA”), section 6(1), when a spouse dies leaving a will,
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When There Just Isn’t Enough to Go Around: Abatement and Ademption
In a perfect situation, a deceased person’s estate would correspond exactly with the gifts as set out in his or
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Peace of Mind Guaranteed
An estate trustee has the legal authority to arrange the place and manner of the burial or cremation of the
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Hull on Estates #515 – Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets
[powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/kirsten/HOE_515_Final.mp3″] This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Nick Esterbauer discuss the state of the law in
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Equivocation and the Admissibility of Extrinsic Evidence in Will Interpretation
I recently came across the decision in Campbell v Campbell, 2017 ONSC 2139. This is a recent decision with respect
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The Purchase Money Resulting Trust
The concept of the purchase money resulting trust was considered by the Supreme Court of Canada in Nishi v Rascal
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Object Lessons from Karen Von Hahn’s New Memoir
Today’s blog was inspired by Karen Von Hahn’s article in The Globe and Mail about the memoir that she wrote
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Valid Revocation of a Will in Saskatchewan
In the recent decision of Fitzpatrick v Ollenberger, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal considered intentional revocation of a will and
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