Court allows son to pay 1985 price for farmland set in mother’s will
May 26, 2023
Anyone who has been shopping for groceries has had a recent reminder of the powerful effect of inflation. The purchasing
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Drafting a will may be good for your health
May 25, 2023
Making a will could be good for your mental health. A recent survey found almost half of people who made
No will + wrong executor = court battle
May 5, 2023
People who die without a will could be sowing the seeds of a wasteful court battle over their estate, as
Don’t let beneficiary designations get lost in the shuffle from RRSP to RRIF
April 20, 2023
Updating your beneficiary designations can keep your estate out of the courts after you’re gone. Beneficiary designations on RRSPs, life
Handwritten will declared invalid by Ontario judge
March 30, 2023
Just because the law allows for a testator to hand-write their own will does not make it a good idea,
Ontario falling behind on digital assets legislation
March 24, 2023
Ontario is playing catch-up as other Canadian jurisdictions lead the way on digital assets legislation. More and more of our
DIY wills fuel spike in UK inheritance disputes
March 2, 2023
Canadians should take heed after Do-it-yourself wills were blamed for a post-pandemic spike in U.K. will challenges. According to a
Update your will before travel
February 28, 2023
Canadians with vacation plans should add an extra item to their pre-travel checklist: update your will. Every winter, millions of
Grey divorcees need new wills to go with new life
February 16, 2023
Canada’s growing population of grey divorcees should make a new estate plan part of their fresh start in life. While
Legal costs mount as court interprets ambiguous will
February 2, 2023
In the worst cases, feuding family members will go to war in court, seizing on words and phrases in a
Succession planning a must for lawyers
January 27, 2023
Lawyers need to practice what they preach and implement a succession plan that kicks in when they are no longer
Double-check the details to keep your will out of the courts
January 19, 2023
Details matter when you’re drafting a will. The case list in Ontario’s Superior Court is full of feuding family members
