Estate Law
Estate Law
There’s no doubt that social media platforms are becoming a larger part of everyday life for many Canadians. While users of social media have been quick to adapt to new platforms, other areas of life such as schools, government, and even the law, have had to face new challenges with how to govern or respond…
Being named the trustee of an estate might seem like a lot of responsibility, and that’s because it is. Trustees, as well as executors, attorneys for property, and guardians for property are responsible for fulfilling a number of obligations in carrying out the wishes of the person who died (the “testator”). These obligations include distributing…
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently addressed undue influence, and emphasized that a different test applies to establish undue influence in inter vivos transfers versus testamentary transfers. What Happened? The father had left his wife and three children in 1981, and the family remained estranged until 2002. In the meantime, the father met a woman in 1994, and they…