Regulations for Residential Fuel Oil Tanks
HOME OIL TANK REGULATIONS YOU NEED TO KNOW New requirements for the installation and inspection of fuel… [more]
Estate Litigation and Limitation Periods
ESTATE LITIGATION AND LIMITATION PERIODS In Ontario, there is a general two-year limitation period in… [more]
Basecamp for Law Firm Project Collaboration
BASECAMP PROJECT MANAGEMENT BRILLIANCE Basecamp is a web-based project management tool that was created… [more]
Accessing Bank Accounts of the Deceased
BANK OF CANADA - DORMANT ACCOUNTS If a bank account is not used for a prescribed period of time, the… [more]
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Collection of Probate Tax … Executors Beware!
IMPORTANT STEPS AND THE COLLECTION OF PROBATE TAX On January 1 2013 the amendments to the Ontario Estate Administration Tax (EAT and commonly known as Probate Tax) announced in the 2011 Ontario Budget became effective. There … [Read More...]
Independent Legal Advice in Real Estate Transactions
WHAT IS ILA AND ITS ROLE IN REAL ESTATE DEALS? There are situations where one or more people involved in a real estate transaction will be required to obtain independent legal advice prior to the deal closing. … [Read More...]
Estate Assets …
ESTATE ASSETS - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND WHEN When beneficiaries of an estate come to see me, they often are not aware of the extent of the estate assets. A Will does not usually have the details of the assets in it. There … [Read More...]