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When it’s time to do your estate planning – and it’s actually never too soon to begin – you may find the process, at first, to be somewhat bewildering. Using a trust company can make things a lot easier when it’s time to plan and execute your estate. 06 Jul
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Who Can You Trust to Help Reduce the Stress of Estate Planning?

By approaching estate planning with openness and involving your family in the conversation, you create a legacy of love, respect, and financial security that extends beyond your lifetime. 20 Jun
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What & When Should You Tell Your Children About Their Inheritance?

All of our personal losses, such as the death of a loved one, have financial aspects. Survivors are faced with making money decisions and dealing with finances while they are grieving. There is nothing wrong with asking for help. 06 Jun
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Loss & Transition: Coping with Finances While Coping with Grief

It might be the hardest part of caregiving — watching your loved one slip away step by terrible step, knowing you can’t stop the decline and grieving the loss, long before they’re actually gone. 16 May
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Five Steps for Dealing with Anticipatory Grief

Family Enterprise Canada: Effective Estate Planning Tools 21 Feb
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Family Enterprise Canada: Effective Estate Planning Tools

Glossary: Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning | Plain-English definitions of common terms used in estate planning and probate 04 Jan
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Common Terms Used in Estate Planning and Probate

The Probate Process: Frequently Asked Questions 05 Oct
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Probate Process

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?

HopeHealth grief counselor, Diane Lambert, has advice to help those who may find themselves feeling emotionally adrift now that one or both parents is no longer a phone call away... 20 Jun
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Ways to Help You Heal & Cope: Grieving the Loss of a Parent

Learning that a member of your family is dying is often the most devastating news a family can receive. This article shares 8 tips for coping with a terminal diagnosis. 10 Jun
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Coping with a Loved One’s Terminal Diagnosis: 8 Tips for Families

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

A Letter of Wishes is an important document and we would usually recommend writing one when setting up a trust or writing a Will which contains trust provisions. They should be updated when circumstances change and reviewed on a regular basis. 25 Feb
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Letter of Wishes: What You Need to Know

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