Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
When a person under disability is a party to litigation, (s)he is required by Rule 7 of the Rules of Civil Procedure to be represented by a litigation guardian.
If the person under disability has a guardian of property or an attorney pursuant to a power of attorney, that individual is ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
In Berkelhammer v. Berkelhammer Estate, 2012 ONSC 6242 a motion was brought to replace the litigation guardian (and co-attorney for property) with the Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT) due to concerns that the litigation guardian was a non-resident of Canada, had a conflict of interest, was a potential witness in ...
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