DIY wills fuel spike in UK inheritance disputes
Canadians should take heed after Do-it-yourself wills were blamed for a post-pandemic spike in U.K. will challenges. According to a news report by the London-based Financial Times, a freedom of…
Update your will before travel
Canadians with vacation plans should add an extra item to their pre-travel checklist: update your will. Every winter, millions of Canadians head south to escape the winter weather – some…
Grey divorcees need new wills to go with new life
Canada’s growing population of grey divorcees should make a new estate plan part of their fresh start in life. While Statistics Canada reports that the country’s overall divorce rate has…
Legal costs mount as court interprets ambiguous will
In the worst cases, feuding family members will go to war in court, seizing on words and phrases in a loved one’s will that are open to interpretation, in order…
Succession planning a must for lawyers
Lawyers need to practice what they preach and implement a succession plan that kicks in when they are no longer willing or able to continue in the profession. Sole and…
Double-check the details to keep your will out of the courts
Details matter when you’re drafting a will. The case list in Ontario’s Superior Court is full of feuding family members who have seized on inaccuracies and ambiguities in a loved…
Grandparents named primary carers of child following mother’s dying wish
Testators do not get the last word over the guardianship of their minor children, but that shouldn’t stop you from naming your preferred caregivers just in case the worst should…
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Deceased woman’s $3-milion lottery win sparks estate fight
When Frances Lloyd checked her lottery numbers the morning after a June 2021 Lotto 6/49 draw, the Vancouver Islander couldn’t believe what she saw. Lloyd had matched all 6 numbers,…
Sibling executors jailed for contempt
Sibling rivalries are a bit like a dormant volcano: even when they look calm, they never really stop bubbling under the surface, before erupting into view, apparently at random. The…
Document gifts to kids or risk estate litigation
It’s sometimes hard to tell who is happier when generous parents present a large gift to their grateful child. But the mutual joy could be short lived if the transaction…
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