Most Recent Solicitor Tips
Protecting Estate Trustees from Future Liability
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The Importance of Documenting Instructions When Preparing Mirror Wills
An Update on Multiple Wills
Lost Will Applications
Assisting Clients in Making Cross-Border Distributions
Drafting Effective Powers of Attorney
Tips for a Successful Probate Application
Preserving ODSP Benefits
Ensuring Strict Compliance with Formal Requirements for a Valid Will
Drafting Around Disclaimer
Protecting Estates from Identity Theft
Advising Clients Regarding Wills Benefitting Charities
Contingency Planning for Lawyers
Advising Clients Regarding RRSP Tax Obligations
Private Care Agreements and Estate Planning
The Impact of Divorce on Estate Planning and Administration
Limitation Periods and Estate Administration
Probate and Assets Passing Outside of an Estate
Accessibility of Death Certificates
Considerations Relevant to Estate Trustee Compensation
Adoption and Estate Planning
New Restrictions to the Principal Residence Exemption
Payment of Probate Fees
Knowledge and Approval
Probate and Real Property
Storing Wills
Precatory Language Within Last Wills and Testaments
The Use of Capacity Assessments in Estate Planning
Keeping Beneficiaries Informed
Probate Applications and Proof of Death
Digital Assets
Assisting Clients in the Selection of Estate Trustees
Estate Planning – Fertility Issues
The Importance of Due Diligence
Organ Donation
RRSP Designations and Taxes
Compensation Fixed by Will
The Golden Rule
New Regulation – Rules of Civil Procedure
Revocation of Powers of Attorney
Gift Over Provisions in Wills and Trusts
The Succession Law Reform Act
20 Years of White v. Jones
Estate Information Return
Charitable Giving
Multiple Wills
