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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Conflict Management in Estate Administrations
Conflict occurs in many (if not most) families, so it’s no surprise that it often creeps into estate disputes when
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Testamentary trusts – they’re not dead yet
Remember the good old days? Vacations without smartphones, real letters in your mailbox, tax-effective testamentary trusts? Ah yes, those testamentary
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The tricky business of deathbed estate planning
It’s 8:30 am, you’ve just entered your office, and you get a call from the common-law spouse of one of
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For wealthy Canadians, it may be time to circle the wagons
Tax planning and estate planning often go hand-in-hand, so when changes to either are pending, it’s wise to keep an
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Eight Drafting Tips for Primary and Secondary Wills
At the recent Six-Minute Estates Lawyer, several areas of interest were discussed. One that served as a helpful reminder to
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Complications from Simultaneous Deaths
In Ontario, if two people die at the same time or in circumstances rendering it uncertain which of them survived
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Push hard – get your clients talking to family about their estate
You’re planning a client’s estate. You’ve identified the assets and tax issues and planned accordingly. Most importantly, your client has
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Is there a better way to draft a will? Short answer “yes”!
As an estates litigator for the past 25 years, there isn’t much I haven’t seen when it comes to will
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Hull on Estates #518 – Estate Planning for Simultaneous Deaths
This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Rebecca Rauws discuss what can happen when two people die at
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