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A family trust allows individuals to create and preserve a financial legacy while at the same time protecting their assets for their family. Let’s take a closer look at the key tax benefits and issues associated with family trusts. 12 Oct
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Using Family Trusts for Tax and Estate Planning

What Happens if a Person Has Multiple Wills in Ontario? 28 May
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What Happens if a Person Has Multiple Wills in Ontario?

A substitute decision-maker is a designated person authorized to make decisions on behalf of a patient who is unable to make important decisions about their own personal care. 13 May
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Understanding the Role of Substitute Decision-Maker in Ontario

Giving a chronic overspender an inheritance in hope that it will help change their money behavior is almost always magical thinking. Most lump sum inheritances disappear within a few years in the control of an overspender. 02 Aug
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How To Protect Your Spendthrift Heir From Themselves

You must evaluate your reasoning if you disagree with an estate executor in Ontario. Personal disputes do not qualify for legal intervention and should be solved through communication instead. 02 Jul
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What If I Disagree With an Estate Executor in Ontario?

Your plans for the future are a big deal— so much so that you shouldn’t trust just anyone to prepare them for you. Here's how to interview an Estate Planning Attorney... 15 Mar
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How to Interview an Estate Planning Attorney

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Most Important Decision Affecting the Law of Trusts & Estates Was Decided a Very Long Time Ago 31 Oct
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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Altered Trust & Estate Law

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A will is intended to provide clear instructions about the distribution of a person’s property after death. But what happens when an important clause is missing? This recent Ontario court case is a useful reminder of the difficulties that can arise...

What Happens When a Will is Missing an Important Clause?

In many cases, an executor’s first instinct is not to call a lawyer. It is to ask Google. The problem? Google can provide thousands of answers, many of which are incomplete, inaccurate, or based on another jurisdiction. Executors need practical guidance tailored to the particular estate they are administering.

Cautionary Guidance for Executors: Google at Your Own Risk!

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Agreeing To Serve As Executor: Not As Simple As It Sounds

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