This blog has been co-written by Sandra Arsenault, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP and Kassandra Douglas, Durham College Law Clerk Co-op Student at Fasken LLP At 18 years of age, you are allowed to vote in Canada, and chances are, you have had exposure to politics growing up. You likely…
Tag: Will
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My colleague Joanna Lindenberg and I had previously blogged on the case of Bayford v. Boese (the decision and the costs decision, respectively) where the court upheld the validity of a challenged will (the second of two ‘versions’ of the same will). However, in Bayford v. Boese, 2021 ONCA 442…
All of the writers (and presumably the readers as well) know the importance of having their ‘important paper’ work completed. For me, most importantly this means completing Powers of Attorney for both Property and Personal care as well as Advanced Care Directives. For you, perhaps the ‘most importantly’ may be…
“The ghosts of dissatisfied testators,” a Chancery judge once noted, “Wait on the banks of the Styx for the judges who misconstrued their wills.” As such, the court will take great care to ensure that wills are properly interpreted, even if they are oblique or confusing. This was the situation…
Firearms – What to know about making a gift of a firearm
By Jasmine Sweatman •
August 5, 2011
Things to consider when a testator/testatrix wants to gift a firearm.
How do you help your clients protect their estate from a moral claim?
By Jasmine Sweatman •
February 3, 2011
When a parent is disinheriting one or more of their children we should not only advise of the potential repercussions but also offer potential solutions.
Are the Rules of Civil Procedure at times to rigidly applied?
By Jasmine Sweatman •
December 30, 2010
When the Rules of Civil Procedure require two affidavits why can’t the applicant for a certificate of appointment of estate trustee with a will submit one with all of the required information?