What do Jimi Hendrix, Pablo Picasso, Prince, Howard Hughes and Michael Jackson all have in common? They all died without a valid will. But they weren’t unusual. An Angus Reid poll found that 51% of Canadians do not have a will, and 35% of respondents said they had one, but it was outdated. There are […]
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So, you have been named as an “estate trustee” (i.e., executor) in a last will and testament – what now? This is typically an onerous role, so it is important you understand your duties and potential liabilities if you accept this role, which you must decide at the outset. In Ontario, “probate” is an antiquated
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Generally, for a non-biological child, the Court will examine whether a person, for the purposes of having to pay support to that child, treated the person as his “child”, had a “settled intention” to do so and, in fact, had provided that person with financial support during the relationship. Even after death, for example, under Ontario’s
Collaborative family law has grown in popularity over the last 25 years and has been embraced by family law practitioners to varying degrees. The collaborative family law movement began in the Western American states and was later adopted in British Columbia as one of the first provinces in Canada to embrace a shift in family
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This article was also published by The Lindsay Advocate on March 7, 2019 (lindsayadvocate.ca). Authors: Ryan O’Neill of WARDS LAWYERSPC and Laura Gadsden. ____________________________ While the thought of the lake lapping the shore is not exactly top of mind these days, we Canadians do what we must, keeping warm in winter with reveries of cottage
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Collaborative family law is a way for you to resolve your relationship breakdown issues more respectfully — without going to Family Court. It is a better alternative to an acrimonious, traditional battle in Court, with high stakes and high legal expenses. It is, basically, a much better way, which many lawyers and other family law
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