Who to tell when you leave money to a charity
You don’t have to shout about your charitable giving from the rooftops to let your favourite non-profit know about an estate donation. Considering the number of hospital wings and university…
Marriage no longer revokes a will in Ontario
Marriage may no longer revoke a will, but it’s still a great time to revisit your estate plan. For a long time, Ontario has lagged behind much of the rest…
The family home in the estate plan
Fewer places are more important to a testator than the family home, but it doesn’t always get the attention it deserves in an estate plan. As typically the most valuable single…
Beware the Canada Revenue Agency when flipping houses
The Canada Revenue Agency could be watching when you flip your home, especially if it happens too often. If you’re lucky enough to get hold of some of the province’s…
Tread carefully when selling a house with a tenant
Putting your house on the market can be trying at the best of times, but stress levels step up a notch when the property you’re selling is occupied by a tenant.…
Accounting for minor children in your will
The birth of a child means big changes for a parent’s life, and it also means big changes for their will. I always say that landmark life moments are a…
Preferential share rises from $200,000 to $350,000
Surviving spouses whose partners die intestate are now entitled to the first $350,000 of the estate after the provincial government boosted the amount in its latest round of legal updates. …
Take control of end-of-life care with a ‘living will’
Most people have felt their mortality a little more keenly than usual in the last year of pandemic living, and I’m sure many of us have wondered what would happen…
Avoid common-law surprises when planning your estate
Defining your romantic relationship is not just important for the people involved, but for your will too. A recent decision by Ontario’s Court of Appeal appeared to expand the definition of…
Protect yourself from title fraud
Many of us have been – or at least know – victims of car theft or jewellery theft…but what about house theft? It might sound a bit outlandish, but title fraud…
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