At the recent funeral of a parent of a friend of mine, I realized that I was only seeing certain people at funerals. So caught up in life, I realized that people I liked, and even cared about, had flowed out of my life. I then thought about how easy it really is to get […]
So a few weeks ago, I get invited to join a facebook group called Willowdale in the ’70s. A group dedicated to what was then a suburb of Toronto, part of what now is North York, which is now actually Toronto proper. Okay, I’ll check it out. I grew up there. Why not? Instead of […]
Unfortunately, not all marriages last. That is just an unfortunate fact of life. This is a stressful time. You may be worrying about finances, the impact on children, division of property. The last thing you probably want to think about is your will. However, it is very important that you least consider updating your will. […]
It would seem that every family has one. (Some families, even more than one) That member of the family, that will act up, cause drama, and create family problems no matter the circumstance. The “troublemaking” family member can create some very difficult situations when engaging in estate planning. What should a person do, when there […]
Good news came for people with Dual Wills in Ontario. Rest easy. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice sent lawyers, their insurer, and their clients scrambling as the validity of many “Dual Wills” was recently called into question with the puzzling decision in Re Milne Estate. To Understand the decision and its implications you must […]
