All About Estates

Month: September 2011

Total 15 Posts

AVOIDING PROBATE FEES WITH A POWER OF ATTORNEY?

Much has been written about probate fee avoidance. Can you with a power of attorney engage in probate fee avoidance on behalf of a testator whose estate may be subject to probate fees?

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(Un)Certainty with Probate Taxes

As someone who counsels executors and administrators I’ve always been comfortable advising that when applying to probate the will or obtain a certificate of appointment of estate trustee without a will they are required to swear an affidavit attesting to the values of the assets caught on their application and that the values used ought to be based on sound back-up assessments. Those values then form the basis upon which estate administration (probate) taxes are required to be paid to the Minister of Finance. Recently, however, some uncertainty has been thrown into the mix.

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Old Age is Not A Diagnosis

To some, death may be a welcome relief, so why does the dying process have to be so terrible?

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Old Age is Not a Diagnosis

To some, death may be a welcome relief, so why does the dying process have to be so terrible?

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