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04 Sep
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Dramatized Content, Family Disputes

The Inheritance | Limited Television Series | 2023

Estate planning plays a crucial role in crime dramas like The Sixth Commandment, where financial manipulation and inheritance fraud drive the plot. 17 Jul
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Dramatized Content, Family Disputes

The Sixth Commandment | True Crime Drama | 2023

Different kinds of life events will have different impacts on your finances. If you’re going through one of these life transitions or are preparing for a change, this article has information that you might find valuable... 14 Jul
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Life Events

Overcoming The Financial Impacts of Major Life Events

Probate Nightmares: The Dangers of Properties Taken Out of Trust | Property Pitfalls | Real Estate | Estates Gone Wrong 30 May
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Property Pitfalls

Probate Nightmares: The Dangers of Properties Taken Out of Trust

Just because the law allows for a testator to hand-write their own will does not make it a good idea, as a recent court decision shows. Even a harmonious family is likely to end up in court, seeking confirmation that the handwritten document was indeed a valid Holograph Will.  30 Mar
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Common Mistakes, Curated Content

Handwritten Will Declared Invalid by Ontario Judge

Tax Considerations for Inherited Properties: What You Need to Know | Property Pitfalls | Real Estate | Estates Gone Wrong 15 Feb
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Property Pitfalls

Tax Considerations for Inherited Properties: What You Need to Know

17 Nov
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Property Pitfalls

Estate Planning Should Not Wait: Lessons from “Howards End”

Agreement Reached in Dispute over Charley Pride's Will 29 Sep
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Celebrity Estates, Curated Content

Agreement Reached in Dispute over Charley Pride’s Will

Selling Inherited Property: Tips for Executors and Beneficiaries | Property Pitfalls | Real Estate | Estates Gone Wrong 29 Aug
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Property Pitfalls

Selling Inherited Property: Tips for Executors and Beneficiaries

Family Cottage Succession: a Dream or a Nightmare? No matter how much you may intend to keep the property in the family, you should plan for the almost certain inevitability that at some point it will be sold. 05 Aug
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Property Pitfalls

Shared Ownership in The Family Cottage: a Dream or a Nightmare?

What Happens if a Person Has Multiple Wills in Ontario? 28 May
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Curated Content, Frequently Asked Questions

What Happens if a Person Has Multiple Wills in Ontario?

The Will of Marlon Brando: A Lesson in Estate Planning | Inheritance Disputes | Celebrity Estates | Court Battles | Estates Gone Wrong 21 Mar
  • by Estates Gone Wrong
  • Celebrity Estates, Curated Content

The Will of Marlon Brando: A Lesson in Estate Planning

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Long-Term Care (LTC) is expensive, unpredictable and often prolonged. The projected “great wealth transfer” may therefore become far more concentrated among families who are wealthy enough to absorb years of care costs without exhausting their assets.

US Long-Term Care Costs ‘Eating into’ Family Wealth

Have Canadian boomers saved enough for retirement? It doesn't seem like it... And the numbers suggest this isn’t just a handful of unlucky families. It’s a structural problem with how an entire generation approached retirement.

Why Canadian Kids Are Bailing Out Boomer Parents

A handshake promise to leave the family farm can legally override a written will in New South Wales. The legal mechanism is equitable estoppel, and courts have enforced it in farm succession disputes where the evidence is strong enough.

NSW Inheritance Law: Can a Verbal Promise Override a Will?

Washington Post analysis finds that the "great wealth transfer" narrative is largely a story about the very top of the income distribution. For many in the middle, retirement savings are being consumed by care costs, not passed on.

Cost of Eldercare Obliterating Expected Inheritance

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