Learn the critical reasons why a will alone is insufficient for a comprehensive estate plan, and why incorporating trusts, beneficiary designations and incapacity planning is essential to ensure a seamless and protected transfer of your assets to your loved ones. 11 Mar

Relying Solely on a Will? It Could Be a Costly Mistake!

Contentious probate refers to the legal conflicts and disputes that can arise in the process of settling a deceased person’s estate. This guide dives deeper into a probate contest and what is involved with it from a legal standpoint.  07 Mar

Navigating the Challenges of Contentious Probate: UK

Estate Planning: How To Keep Track of Passwords, Access Keys, and PINs 06 Mar

Estate Planning: How To Keep Track of Passwords, Access Keys, and PINs

Putting conditions on bequests to heirs can ensure your beneficiaries act in accordance with your wishes. It could also spark litigation and harm family relationships. 04 Mar

Conditional Bequests: Proceed with Caution

When getting started with an inheritance, it’s important to ask the right questions. Encompass Advisors have curated 12 essential questions to ask when expecting a financial windfall. 29 Feb

12 Questions to Ask When Receiving an Inheritance

Strategies For Passing On Property To Your Heirs | Property Pitfalls | Real Estate | Estate Planning | Estates Gone Wrong 23 Feb

Real Estate: Strategies for Passing Property to Your Heirs

Testators should know the risks before using joint ownership as an estate planning tool.  16 Feb

Joint Ownership of Property: Know the Risks

When combined with the nuances of deemed disposition, estate planning can quickly become complex. Personalized advice is invaluable for devising a strategy to maximize your wealth transfer to the people and causes you love. 15 Feb

Deemed Disposition at Death: Top Questions Answered

As generative AI brings dead celebrities back to life, we must rethink the rights of the deceased. Changes are due in privacy, consumer protection and property laws, University at Buffalo legal scholar Mark Bartholomew says... 24 Jan

Generative AI: Rethinking the Legal Rights of the Deceased

Testamentary Capacity and Estate Planning in Ontario 22 Jan

Testamentary Capacity and Estate Planning in Ontario

Understanding Probate in Canada: Everything You Need to Know | Probate is a crucial process in the Canadian legal system that ensures the deceased person’s estate is distributed according to their wishes. 21 Jan

Understanding Probate in Canada: Everything You Need to Know

Estate Planning Lessons from the Complex World of ‘Better Call Saul’ 15 Jan

Estate Planning Lessons from the Complex World of ‘Better Call Saul’