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The Secret Language of Estates, and Inflation

By Betty Laidlaw • December 2, 2022 • 0 Comments

Estates clerks and lawyers “speak” their own language. We use acronyms or initialisms[1] such as CAET, EIR, RCP, ARI, AET, GRE, POA and COLA. We use abbreviations like Benys and T’ees, and we draw triangles. The idea for this blog was born when reflecting on having to interpret a lawyer’s…

ELDER ABUSE: A GROWING PROBLEM IN AN AGING POPULATION

By Fasken • November 18, 2022 • 0 Comments

Today’s blog is co-written by Jennifer Campbell and Sandra Arsenault, Senior Law Clerks in the Private Client Services Group at Fasken. At the beginning of November, we were fortunate enough to attend the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario (ILCO) annual conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake. This conference brings together law clerks…

Anything New with Passing of Accounts?

By Betty Laidlaw • August 26, 2022 • 0 Comments

Much has been written about the significant changes to the Ontario court probate forms and processes that came into effect on January 1, 2022, and more recently the July 1, 2022 amendments. But, is there anything new with passing of accounts? Surprisingly, there have been no changes to the court…

Estate Sleuthing

By Betty Laidlaw • June 3, 2022 • 0 Comments

As a law clerk working in the area of estate administration, we often have to act as “detectives”. For example, we may have to conduct searches to determine whether or not the deceased had a Will. We may need to track down the beneficiaries named in the Will or piece…

How’s it going … with the new probate forms?

By Betty Laidlaw • March 4, 2022 • 0 Comments

It has been two months since the new process and forms for obtaining a Certificate of Appointment (probate grant) came into effect at the beginning of the year under Ontario Regulation 709/21. As my colleague, Sandra Arsenault, wrote in her blog “The new amendments, which come into effect as of…

Goodbye My Furry Friend

By Fasken • February 18, 2022 • 0 Comments

This blog has been written by Sandra Arsenault, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP With more people working from home and less activities available for children, it is no surprise that there has been a COVID pet boom as many families have added a new member to their household during…

TIPS ON BRINGING A PASSING OF ACCOUNTS APPLICATION – PART 5 (FINAL THOUGHTS)

By Betty Laidlaw • November 5, 2021 • 0 Comments

Today’s blog will wrap up my series of blogs related to bringing an application to pass accounts (the “Passing Application”).[1] We will look at how an Executor/Trustee completes the Passing Application and obtains a judgment on passing of accounts. A Passing Application will either proceed without a court hearing, if…

When Leaving Your Premises for Medical Reasons and Never Go Back: Need a Plan

By Steven Frye • July 20, 2021 • 0 Comments

I do a lot of work in the insurance industry. Recently, I came across a court case which I thik is a cautionary tale for estate planners and executors. In Gregson v. CAA Insurance., 2021 ONSC 3041, Ms. Gregson was a property owner and name insured on March 17,2017 when…

Death Benefit Payments

By Derek de Gannes • March 23, 2021 • 0 Comments

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently released a translated technical interpretation with helpful guidance on the tax treatment of a death benefit payment in certain specific situations. A death benefit is income of either the estate or the beneficiary who receives it. Up to $10,000 of the total of all…

Removing an Estate Trustee: More Than a Feeling

By Diane Vieira • November 11, 2020 • 0 Comments

In Viertelhausen v Viertelhausen, the court dismissed an application to remove the estate trustee due to lack of evidence of a true conflict of interest. The deceased, Bote, died without a will. His brother, Bill, obtained a certificate of appointment of estate trustee without a will. The applicant, Teresa (a…

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The Secret Language of Estates, and Inflation

ELDER ABUSE: A GROWING PROBLEM IN AN AGING POPULATION

Anything New with Passing of Accounts?

Estate Sleuthing

How’s it going … with the new probate forms?

Goodbye My Furry Friend

TIPS ON BRINGING A PASSING OF ACCOUNTS APPLICATION – PART 5 (FINAL THOUGHTS)

When Leaving Your Premises for Medical Reasons and Never Go Back: Need a Plan

Death Benefit Payments

Removing an Estate Trustee: More Than a Feeling

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