Extra-Provincial Guidance on Will Validation
In my last blog, I considered Grattan v. Grattan, an unreported decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice …
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In my last blog, I considered Grattan v. Grattan, an unreported decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice …
Extra-Provincial Guidance on Will Validation Read Post »
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The Government of Canada has published a useful online guide explaining the tax responsibilities of legal representatives for the estates
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This week on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Margarita Grup discuss the recent decision in Palichuk v. Palichuk, 2023 ONCA 116,
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In Sekulovski v Maisonneuve, 2021 ONSC 1418, Justice Myers stated that: “By endorsement dated February 8, 2021, I directed the
Expensive Gibberish Read Post »