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What Happens if Something Happens to your Executor?

By Betty Laidlaw • January 27, 2023 • 0 Comments

Choosing who to name as the executor of your estate is an important decision to make when preparing your will (and a topic on which other All About Estates blogs have been written). But what happens if something happens to your executor, and they are unable or unwilling to act?…

Will The Vacant Home Tax Impact Use of the Principal Residence Exemption; Estate Planning Considerations

By Tamar Silverbrook • January 20, 2023 • 0 Comments

Overview The Ontario government has enabled municipalities to enact a tax on vacant residential units in their regions (Granted under Part IX.1 of the Municipal Act).[1] Each municipality has to pass a By-Law stating the tax rate and conditions of vacancy that, if met, make a property subject to…

As You’re ‘Checking Your List’, Don’t Forget Your Year End Tax Planning

By Corina Weigl • December 23, 2022 • 0 Comments

As the holidays approach, so too does December 31st or the end of a calendar year. This date can mean different things to different people. For those in the business of estate and tax planning, the spectre of December 31st often leads to calls from clients who are looking to:…

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…

Considerations When Trustees are Involved in Transactions

By Tamar Silverbrook • November 25, 2022 • 0 Comments

Approaching year end, you increasingly may be fielding calls from corporate lawyer peers who are closing transactions in which trusts are involved. For example, trusts may be direct vendors or sellers, or, perhaps HoldCos are the sellers, but one or more trusts own the shares of the HoldCos. This blog…

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…

Do I really need a Power of Attorney?

By Fasken • August 5, 2022 • 0 Comments

Today’s blog was written by Courtney Lanthier, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP Simply put, yes. A Power of Attorney, whether it be for your physical property or for your health care needs, can be an invaluable document that should be part of an estate plan. Clients can be so caught…

What Happens When a Shareholder Party to a Transaction Becomes Incapable; Powers of Attorney for Property and Due Diligence Tips

By Tamar Silverbrook • June 10, 2022 • 0 Comments

This is Part III of my saga on incapacity planning in a corporate context. Part I and Part II can be found respectively at: https://www.allaboutestates.ca/powers-of-attorney-for-property-implications-of-obtaining-a-formal-capacity-assessment/, and https://www.allaboutestates.ca/what-happens-when-a-shareholder-voting-or-a-director-becomes-incapable-powers-of-attorney-for-property-and-shareholder-agreement-drafting-tips/. As a reminder, Part II addressed two situations that we, as estate planners, are commonly asked about: A director becomes incapable – who…

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…

What Happens When a Shareholder (Voting) or a Director Becomes Incapable; Powers of Attorney for Property and Shareholder Agreement Drafting Tips

By Tamar Silverbrook • May 20, 2022 • 0 Comments

This is Part II of my saga on addressing circumstances of incapacity, Part I can be found at: https://www.allaboutestates.ca/powers-of-attorney-for-property-implications-of-obtaining-a-formal-capacity-assessment/. Part II, being this blog post, addresses two situations that we, as estate planners, are commonly asked about: Director becomes incapable – who can sign for them? Shareholder (voting) becomes incapable…

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What Happens if Something Happens to your Executor?

Will The Vacant Home Tax Impact Use of the Principal Residence Exemption; Estate Planning Considerations

As You’re ‘Checking Your List’, Don’t Forget Your Year End Tax Planning

The Secret Language of Estates, and Inflation

Considerations When Trustees are Involved in Transactions

Anything New with Passing of Accounts?

Do I really need a Power of Attorney?

What Happens When a Shareholder Party to a Transaction Becomes Incapable; Powers of Attorney for Property and Due Diligence Tips

Estate Sleuthing

What Happens When a Shareholder (Voting) or a Director Becomes Incapable; Powers of Attorney for Property and Shareholder Agreement Drafting Tips

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