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Read more about the article Ontario falling behind on digital assets legislation

Ontario falling behind on digital assets legislation

  • Post author:Lisa Laredo
  • Post published:March 24, 2023
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Ontario is playing catch-up as other Canadian jurisdictions lead the way on digital assets legislation.  More and more of our lives are being lived online, but many testators are still…

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Read more about the article DIY wills fuel spike in UK inheritance disputes

DIY wills fuel spike in UK inheritance disputes

  • Post author:Lisa Laredo
  • Post published:March 2, 2023
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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…

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Read more about the article Update your will before travel

Update your will before travel

  • Post author:Lisa Laredo
  • Post published:February 28, 2023
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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…

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Read more about the article Grey divorcees need new wills to go with new life

Grey divorcees need new wills to go with new life

  • Post author:Lisa Laredo
  • Post published:February 16, 2023
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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…

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Read more about the article Legal costs mount as court interprets ambiguous will

Legal costs mount as court interprets ambiguous will

  • Post author:Lisa Laredo
  • Post published:February 2, 2023
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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…

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Read more about the article Double-check the details to keep your will out of the courts

Double-check the details to keep your will out of the courts

  • Post author:Lisa Laredo
  • Post published:January 19, 2023
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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…

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Read more about the article Grandparents named primary carers of child following mother’s dying wish 

Grandparents named primary carers of child following mother’s dying wish 

  • Post author:Lisa Laredo
  • Post published:January 13, 2023
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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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Read more about the article Document gifts to kids or risk estate litigation

Document gifts to kids or risk estate litigation

  • Post author:Lisa Laredo
  • Post published:December 22, 2022
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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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Read more about the article Who is a spouse? Not always who you might think

Who is a spouse? Not always who you might think

  • Post author:Lisa Laredo
  • Post published:December 8, 2022
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Determining who is a testator’s spouse is not as straightforward as it might seem at first glance.  In a recent B.C. case, a Chinese woman failed in an attempt to…

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Read more about the article Henson Trusts for parents of children on the autism spectrum

Henson Trusts for parents of children on the autism spectrum

  • Post author:Lisa Laredo
  • Post published:October 5, 2022
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A Henson Trust could help the parents of autistic children to continue supporting their loved ones after they’re gone.  I recently had the privilege of speaking at an event put…

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