With an aging population, it’s important to get your legal documents in order — and the earlier, the better, says Toronto wills and estates lawyer Lisa Laredo . ... Read more

Do-it-yourself will kits can be a recipe for litigation, warns Toronto-area estates litigator and mediator Charles Ticker . “I do love those will kits you can buy for ... Read more

Many individuals who opt to buy a home for an adult child with special needs may choose to put the property in his or her name, but the use of an inter vivos shelter trust is ... Read more

A spate of recent abuse allegations shows the need for regulation of personal support workers (PSWs), says Toronto estates and trusts lawyer  Suzana Popovic-Montag . The ... Read more

By Matthias Duensing Money, power and suspicion. In a recent case , the Ontario Court of Appeal has hopefully put an end to a sibling rivalry that, in the words of the ... Read more

In Part 2 of our series on estate mediation, Toronto trust and estate litigator Felice Kirsh discusses what’s involved once the process gets underway. Realistic ... Read more

By Ian Hull Don’t let the similar sounding names fool you – while there are some similarities between “mirror wills” and “mutual wills,” ... Read more

A number of recent changes that increase the exemption limits for those who receive funding from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) will mean more money for Ontarians ... Read more

Every love story ends unhappily, says Winnipeg wills and estate lawyer Cynthia Hiebert-Simkin , and much of her work is helping to ensure that in those cases where the story ends ... Read more

In Part 1 of our series on estate mediation, Toronto trust and estate litigator Felice Kirsh explores the benefits of mediation in estates disputes. Estates disputes are ... Read more

A will may never be totally lawsuit-proof, but Toronto litigator  Matthew Urback says there are steps people can take to minimize the chances it will be contested in court. ... Read more

Moves by other provinces to abolish or replace perpetuities laws signals that it’s time for Ontario to reform its estate legislation, Toronto estate lawyer  ... Read more

By Suzana Popovic-Montag You’re planning a client’s estate. You’ve identified the assets and tax issues and planned accordingly. Most importantly, your ... Read more

By Ian Hull We all know that lawyers have a duty to hold client information confidential – it’s one of the foundations of our legal system. But estates are a ... Read more

By Lisa Laredo Two of the three most important documents every person should have are a Power of Attorney (POA) for Personal Care and a POA for Property (the third is a ... Read more

Financial planning for a child deemed incompetent is needed to ensure a smooth transition and inheritance through succession law, says Ottawa disabilities and estate planning ... Read more

By Ian Hull The laws relating to trusts are complex enough before issues relating to family law are introduced. Even at the best of times, individuals establishing trusts ... Read more

By Charles Ticker Holograph will handwritten by Dallas Cade deals with $30 million estate A  recent story  serves as an interesting example of an estate ... Read more

As jointly held real property is not actually ‘transferred’ to the surviving owner, it cannot be recovered to satisfy the debts of the deceased if the estate is ... Read more

Information is key to sensible and tax-efficient estate planning, Toronto wills and estates lawyer  Mary Wahbi tells AdvocateDaily.com . “Sometimes clients are ... Read more