Over the past decade, a caregiving crisis has been building in the workplace. Currently, 35% of the Canadian workforce or 8 million people, are struggling and juggling their work responsibilities with caregiving duties. 25 May

Caregiving Crisis at Work: Millions of Canadians Struggling

Most families don't have these conversations until it's too late. Not because they don't care. But because there's never a clear moment to bring it up... 24 Apr

Thoughtful Questions To Ask Your Aging Parents

When someone manipulates a vulnerable person into changing their estate plan, affected family members may challenge the documents based on undue influence. 15 Apr

Undue Influence: Proving Someone Manipulated an Estate Plan

A rightful inheritance can absolutely be stolen, and it happens more often than most people realize. Learn about the warning signs and what legal steps you can take to recover what's yours. 04 Apr

How Can You Tell if Someone is Trying to Steal Your Inheritance?

It seems that traditional approaches and societal norms are underpinning the practice of the daughter being given the caregiver role and the son looking after finances and property, even though their skills and abilities may not match those roles. 30 Mar

Designating POA Responsibilities: Is Gender Playing a Role?

Cross-border capacity and guardianship issues are becoming increasingly common as families, assets, and caregiving arrangements span jurisdictions. 27 Mar

Cross-Border Guardianship: Capacity Case Spans Jurisdictions

Estate litigation lawyers across Canada are seeing a steady increase in undue influence estate disputes. Families are more frequently questioning whether a will truly reflects a loved one’s wishes or whether someone exerted pressure behind the scenes. 23 Mar

Steady Increase in Undue Influence Estate Disputes in Canada

Families rarely plan for capacity disputes. They emerge in real time. Disputes often grow when families assume capacity is global. However, capacity is decision-specific. It is not a single, permanent label. 20 Mar

Decision Making & Older Adults: Capacity Disputes in Ontario

Canada offers a range of financial supports for caregivers that can help with both day-to-day expenses and long-term planning. Knowing what’s available can help you decide what kind of support might make sense for you. 19 Feb

Financial Supports Available for Caregivers in Canada

It’s vital for every adult in Ontario to get their head around the fundamental distinction between a Power of Attorney and a Guardianship. These aren’t just two names for the same thing... 04 Feb

Power of Attorney vs Guardianship in Ontario: The Critical Difference

Older adults are a common target of scammers looking to obtain money or personal information. Here's how to protect yourself and your parents from falling victim to malicious health care scams. 30 Jan

How to Protect Older Adults from Online Scams

When we are young and vulnerable, our parents protect and care for our every need. As time moves on, we grow up, our parents age, and along the way, we fail to think there could ever be a day that they would be the ones that need looking after. 26 Jan

Managing the Costs of Caring for Aging Parents in Canada