Wills & Estates Blog

Just because a court can recognize a note written on a fast food restaurant napkin as a valid will doesn’t mean you should make it your estate plan.  According to a recent ruling from Saskatchewan, Philip Langanjotted down his wishes at a Yorkton McDonald’s outlet several months before his actual death, during what he thought was a heart attack.  The napkin note, which the man signed but left undated, called for his property

A national campaign wants to take charitable giving via a will mainstream. Will Power, which is led by the Canadian Association of Gift Planners and supported by at least 500 charities, has set itself the goal of raising $40 billion through testamentary charitable gifts by Canadians over the next decade.

Contemplating your own death is hard enough for most people, but spouses drafting wills should consider the possibility they will die together.  The chances of an accident or disaster that claims both spouses’ lives may not be very high, but nobody can predict the future, and we’ve probably all heard

Testators need to get proactive about their digital legacies as tech companies update their rules for what can and can’t be done with accounts after a user’s death.  Professional networking site LinkedIn recently followed the lead of Facebook, giving users the option to permanently delete their account when they die,