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Buyer Fails to Close Real Estate Purchase

BUYER FAILS TO CLOSE REAL ESTATE PURCHASE The Ontario real estate market experienced a significant correction in the spring of 2017 with the foreign buyer 15% tax imposed by the provincial government for GTA properties and the new Mortgage Stress … Continue reading

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CPP Survivor’s Pension

ESTATE ADMINISTRATION – CPP SURVIVOR’S PENSION If your spouse contributed to CPP, you may be eligible to receive a CPP survivor’s pension. To qualify you must be the legal or common law spouse of the deceased. The amount of the … Continue reading

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Estate Property and Vesting

ESTATE PROPERTY MAY “VEST” 3 YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF DEATH As a general rule, real estate that has not been transferred by an Executor / Estate Trustee of the Estate will “vest” in the beneficiaries of the Estate 3 … Continue reading

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More Debts than Assets in an Estate

WHAT TO DO WHEN THERE ARE MORE DEBTS THAN ASSETS IN AN ESTATE What does an executor do if the debts of the estate exceed the assets? First of all, the executor (estate trustee) is not required to assume the executor … Continue reading

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Simple Probate Application Service and Fee

ARE YOU AN ESTATE TRUSTEE THAT NEEDS PROBATE? Gilmore and Gilmore offers a straight forward, and cost effective Probate Application service for Estate Trustees / Executors who are otherwise willing and able to administer the Estate they are charged with … Continue reading

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Will and Power of Attorney Services and Fees

DO YOU NEED A WILL AND POWERS OF ATTORNEY? Gilmore and Gilmore offers straightforward, and cost effective packages for Simple Wills and Powers of Attorney.

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Non-continuing Power of Attorney for Property

NON-CONTINUING POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PROPERTY If your Power of Attorney does not specifically indicate that it is a Continuing Power of Attorney for Property or say that it allows the people you name to continue to act for you … Continue reading

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Last Will Dated Before 1978

ESTATE PLANNING – DOES YOUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT PREDATE 1978? Was your Last Will and Testament made before March 31 1978? Then read THIS! If your Will: a. Was made before March 31, 1978; b. provides for some of … Continue reading

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“Unvesting” Estate Property

“UNVESTING” REAL ESTATE  NOT TRANSFERRED WITHIN 3 YEARS OF DEATH If property has vested because it has not been dealt with by the Executor / Estate Trustee within 3 years of the date of death there are options available to … Continue reading

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Mediation in Estate Litigation

WHY USE MEDIATION INSTEAD OF LITIGATION? Estate litigation is becoming increasingly popular in Ontario. Estate litigation relates to many different aspects of an estate including: Whether or not the deceased had the capacity to make a Will; Whether someone forced … Continue reading

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