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Today’s blog is being brought to you by guest blogger, Jennifer Campbell, a law clerk in the Private Client Services group of Fasken LLP. The Ontario government has tabled a new Bill that would see a change to various Acts and would look to simplify court matters. Bill 161 – Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2019 is set to become a reality if it can pass through the legislature when….
It’s Time to Ring in a New Year, A New Decade with Change Continue Reading »
Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate ApplicationsIn Bayford v. Boese 2019 ONSC 5663 the deceased Mr. Boese was the sole owner of a farm in Eastern Ontario he inherited from his parents. He never married and had no children. For two decades prior to his death, Mr. Boese was assisted in the operation of the farm by his friend, Ms. Bayford. Under a will made by Mr. Boese two years earlier, the farm property was to….
Inadequate Execution of a Will led to Court Dispute Continue Reading »
Contested wills, Credibility, Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, Executors, Family Conflict, Power of Attorney, Uncategorized, Wills
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal a decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario to unseal the files and probate applications in respect of the estates of Barry and Honey Sherman (the “Sherman Estates”). The tragic murders of the wealthy Toronto couple in December 2017 have been the subject of intense media and public interest over the past two years. There has been somewhat less….
The Supreme Court of Canada to Review Disclosure of the Sherman Estate Files Continue Reading »
Estate Administration and Probate Applications, ExecutorsI recently went looking for information to assist wine and spirit collectors with their estate planning. To my surprise there is little material online. It’s easy to uncovered truth by drinking wine – “in vivo veritas” – but much harder to find a comprehensive Canadian resource about estate planning for collectors. After meditating on this paucity over a bottle of Okanagan pinot noir that I found in my cellar (well,….
Wine and Estate Planning Continue Reading »
Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Donations, Estate Planning, Uncategorized
With TIFF in full swing, celebrity worship is in overdrive. However, celebrities also deal with the mundane and there is often nothing glamorous about their estates. In fact, like the rest of us mere mortals, celebrities do not have a lock on getting things right. So often, there is so much money sloshing around, coupled with the absence of a properly drawn will, that estate fights are inevitable. Michael Jackson’s….
