Will’s disappearance sparks estate litigation
Having gone to the trouble of drafting a will, you don’t want to undo your good work by letting it get lost. If the original version of your will can not…
Having gone to the trouble of drafting a will, you don’t want to undo your good work by letting it get lost. If the original version of your will can not…
A charity’s pursuit of $400,000 in missing estate funds should remind testators just how important it is to choose the right executor. According to a recent CBC news story, the…
Estate planning should be a priority for Canada’s growing stepfamily population. With more and more people finding relationship success at the second or third attempt and welcoming their children into fresh…
Normally when I write about a multi-million-dollar estate, it’s in the context of an ugly fight between the beneficiaries of a wealthy person that has made the news or ended…
Anyone who has been shopping for groceries has had a recent reminder of the powerful effect of inflation. The purchasing power of your money falls as the years pass, which…
Anyone who has ever seen The Joy of Painting will understand why Bob Ross remains a cult hero to many. Although the PBS show only ran between 1983 and 1994…
Unexpected beneficiaries are a recipe for estate litigation, as the simmering dispute over a publishing magnate’s $1-billion estate shows. Following his death this summer, it was revealed that Richard Robinson,…
Testators can do their bit to ensure executors don’t have to post an administration bond. Ontario’s Estates Act requires some foreign-based estate trustees to obtain a bond worth twice as…
There’s nothing like the death of a parent to connect adults with their inner child. While some siblings come closer together in their shared grief, I find that that they’re…
Not everyone is cut out to be the executor for an estate, so it’s best to make sure your choice knows what they’re letting themselves in for ahead of time.…