Today’s blog was written by Jessica Butler, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP. The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General has once again revised the estate-related Court forms, this time under O. Reg. 72/25, which came into effect on August 13, 2025. These changes aim to streamline the probate application process…
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Today’s blog was written by Courtney Lanthier, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP. As estate planning legal professionals, we sometimes lose sight of how difficult and confusing reading a Will can be, often full of “legalese” and sentences that seem to go on forever. An executor reading the will may not…
Today’s blog has been written by David C. Rosenbaum, Partner, at Fasken LLP Subsection 21.1(1) of the Succession Law Reform Act (SLRA) permits the Superior Court of Justice to validate a document or will that was not properly executed or made under the Act, if the deceased died after January…
Today’s blog has been written by Latoya Brown, Associate, at Fasken LLP In Part 1 of this series, we explored the importance of selecting the right trustee, using Jones v. Jones[1] to highlight what can go wrong when a trustee lacks a clear understanding of their fiduciary obligations. In this…
This blog has been written by Darren Lund, Partner at Fasken LLP. In several of my previous blogs, I have written about marriage contracts, and why they are an important element of estate planning. From a substantive perspective, there are many reasons why these agreements are relevant and may…
This blog has been written by Darren Lund, Partner at Fasken LLP In a previous blog, I wrote about the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in Lang-Newlands v Newlands, 2024 ONSC 6285. To briefly summarize, the Newlands case considered a number of issues, but the key issue of interest…
This blog has been written by Rahul Sharma, Partner, at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Toronto Joint ownership of property with a right of survivorship is perhaps the most common or popular means by which a couple, for example, owns a home in Ontario. Simply put, “joint with right of survivorship”…
This blog has been written by Pritika Deepak, Associate at Fasken LLP. The final part of this three-part blog series discussing Powers of Attorney for Property (“POAs”) in Ontario, will focus on specific provisions and some considerations to keep in mind when drafting these documents. Specifically, it will provide a…
This blog post was written by Mohena Singh, Associate at Fasken LLP. Imagine a picturesque cottage in Shrewsbury, Ontario, a place filled with family memories and the promise of future gatherings. This cottage, however, became the centre of a legal conundrum after the passing of its owner, Floyd Kersey (“Floyd”),…
Today’s blog was written by Jessica Butler, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP. Last weekend my husband and I settled in for a typical Sunday night at home – cozy on the couch with a good Netflix documentary. We decided to watch “Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal and Greed”. What I…