Insurance trusts control timing, use of funds upon death
An insurance trust is a good mechanism for controlling the use and timing of life insurance proceeds following the death of the insured, Toronto wills and estates lawyer Lisa Laredo…
An insurance trust is a good mechanism for controlling the use and timing of life insurance proceeds following the death of the insured, Toronto wills and estates lawyer Lisa Laredo…
January has come and gone but we’re still going on about the New Year’s resolution that should have been at the top of the list for at least half of…
Testators should seek professional advice before leaving gifts to charity, Toronto wills and estates lawyer Lisa Laredo tells AdvocateDaily.com. “Before you do anything, I would recommend consulting a good accountant…
A resolution to write a will. With the holidays done and gone, it’s now that time of year — the time to buckle down and get on with fulfilling those…
A will is one of the three most important documents every person should have (the other two being a Power of Attorney for Property and a Power of Attorney for…
With an aging population, it’s important to get your legal documents in order — and the earlier, the better, says Toronto wills and estates lawyer Lisa Laredo. For the first…
Everything you need to know about naming a POA * This article does not replace legal advice and is meant to be for information purposes only. Please consult us or…
While awareness of elder abuse is on the rise, sadly, its prevalence is not falling. Spotting this kind of abuse is not all that easy though, because neglect and financial…
In this article, I wish to discuss some of the dangers that may arise out of granting a continuing power of attorney for property under the Substitute Decisions Act (SDA).…
Powers of attorney are often granted in anticipation of an individual becoming incapable of managing property, but as Toronto wills and estates lawyer Lisa Laredo writes in The Lawyer’s Daily,…