Remedies for Breach of Trust on a Passing of Accounts
Remedies for breach of trust are commonly sought in estate litigation, most notably in the context of a contested passing …
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Changes to Ontario’s Escheats Legislation
In December 2016, Ontario repealed the old Escheats Act, replacing it with two separate pieces of legislation, the Escheats Act,
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Exclusion of Witnesses from Discoveries
An Order excluding all the parties from each other’s examinations for discovery was made in an estate matter before the
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Billing Physician Assisted Deaths
I have blogged about assisted suicide in the past with reference to the Canadian television show Mary Kills People. The
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Protecting Seniors – Emergency Contact Form for Financial Advisors
According to the Alzheimer Society of Canada, 25,000 Canadians are diagnosed with dementia each year, and more than 500,000 are
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Severing Joint Tenancy: Pitfalls to Guard Against
Joint tenancy is a great way for parties to hold property when there is a common desire to pass the
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Costs – Loser Wins?
Taking the risk to litigate through to a trial is a decision that should be made after long and earnest
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New Report on Elder Abuse
Elderly persons are unquestionably at greater risk of abuse than the general public. The five general categories of abuse are
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Joint Bank Accounts: Intention is Everything
The idea of a joint bank account seems simple enough. Two people own assets in a joint account. When one
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Hull on Estates #523 – The Limitation Period in Section 38 of the Trustee Act and Crossclaims
Today on Hull on Estates, Ian M. Hull and Doreen So discuss the recent Court of Appeal decision in Levesque