This blog post was written by: Alicia Mossington, Estate and Trust Consultant, Scotiatrust London Historically in Ontario, a Last Will and Testament was required to meet strict formal validity requirements to be considered valid. The requirements set out in the Succession Law Reform Act required a Will to be in…
Law school requires reading an abundance of case law. I am sure that most lawyers have a few memorable cases that standout from their time in class (Lord Denning; the ginger beer snail etc.). There are cases that have stood the test of time; cases that caused a momentous shift…
This article is written by Alicia Mossington, Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotiatrust. A Power of Attorney for Property is a document which allows an individual (grantor) to appoint and authorize a substitute decision maker. In Ontario, the substitute decision maker is referred to as an “attorney.” The named…