Are Joint Accounts part of an Estate?
It is not uncommon for parents to make their bank accounts joint with one or more of their children.… [more]
Cutting kids out of your Will (Disinheriting)
When parents draft Wills they occasionally decide that one or more of their children should receive less… [more]
Will Distribution Age
If you do not specify the age(s) at which your children are to receive an inheritance from you, they… [more]
Mediation in Estate Litigation
Estate litigation is becoming increasingly popular in Ontario. Estate litigation relates to many different… [more]
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Treatment of CPP Death Benefit by the Estate
CPP DEATH BENEFIT AND HOW THE ESTATE NEEDS TO HANDLE IT If you have contributed to the Canada Pension Plan (“CPP”), you will be entitled to a CPP death on your death. The amount of the death benefit will depend on the … [Read More...]
Security Bond for Statutory Guardian
STATUTORY GUARDIAN - SECURITY BOND The Public Guardian & Trustee (“PGT”) of Ontario becomes the statutory guardian of any person in Ontario who becomes incapable without having a Continuing Power of Attorney for … [Read More...]
Holograph Will – Write your own Will
WRITING YOUR OWN WILL IS REFERRED TO AS A HOLOGRAPH WILL Contrary to popular belief, an Ontario Will may be valid even if there are no witnesses to the Will. If a Will is made entirely in the handwriting of the testator … [Read More...]