The Emotional Aspects of Elder Care
The Emotional Aspects of Elder Care
Survivorship
Survivorship and the laws of intestacy
Risk Management for Builders Liens
The Builders Lien Act allows companies and individuals who contribute work or services on a project to file a claim of lien directly on title, ... Continued
Can an Executor be Required to Fight a Wills Variation Claim?
Executors often find themselves unsure of how to carry out the terms of a will. This can result from a lack of clarity in the ... Continued
Proposed Legislation to Address Elder Abuse
Discussion on the recently introduced Bill C-36 to address issues of elder abuse.
Availability of Estate Planning Tools Confirmed by Court of Appeal
As referenced in our earlier article, Avoiding Wills Variation Claims: How Far is Too Far?, the Wills Variation Act (“WVA”) permits spouses or children of ... Continued
Wills Variation Act and Fraudulent Conveyances
While there is a general common-law principle that a testator should be free to arrange for the distribution of his or her assets upon death, ... Continued
New Insurance Product for Lay Executors
Earlier this year, a new insurance product, ERAssure was launched and is now available in BC. While errors and omissions insurance has long been available ... Continued
Retention of Estate Planning Files
The importance of creating and retaining an adequate solicitor’s file in the context of estate planning is shown quite graphically in the 1996 Ontario decision ... Continued
Estate Planning: A Litigator’s Perspective
This paper was presented by Amy Mortimore at the Pacific Business & Law Institute Estate Planning: Current News & New Legislation seminar, held January 27, ... Continued
Testamentary Capacity Issues
In England, the jurisdiction which esteemed individual property rights, it was recognized early on that a will made by a person not of “sound” mind ... Continued
The Wills Variation Act: How It Can Impact You and Your Will
A general principle of law is that a person making a Will (a “Testator”) has the “testamentary freedom” to dispose of his or her property ... Continued