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
[powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/kirsten/HOE_518_Final.mp3″] This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Rebecca Rauws discuss what can happen when two people
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Adult Children Caring for Aging Parents
I was fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion on CBC’s show “On the Money” last
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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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What is a Disclaimer?
Receiving an inheritance under a will is a gift, and there is no obligation, as a beneficiary, to accept it.
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Why should we care about fiduciary access to digital assets?
My other two blog posts this week have focused on the utility of model legislation that has been introduced in
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