Insights on Consulting a Person with Diminished Capacity – Part 1

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Two women in a retirement home in front of a window, drinking iced tea and eating pound cake. One is the adult daughter of the other woman.

During the month of May, many families and residential communities host celebrations for Mother’s Day and again in June, for Father’s Day. At these special events, it’s often a time when Attorneys for Personal Care or other appointed guardians might visit and attempt to “consult” with their family member, friend or client. Perhaps family members are seeking their mother’s input on her preferences for different types of living accommodations. Or….

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Elder Management, Smart Ageing

The “Surprise” Asset – What to Do When You Discover Estate Assets After Probate

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Even with careful record-gathering at the beginning of an estate administration, it is not uncommon for an estate trustee to later discover an additional asset. The estate trustee may think they have prepared a complete list of all the assets owned by the deceased as of the date of death. Then, after the Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee (probate grant) (the “Estate Certificate”) is issued, something else turns up…..

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Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Executors, Probate Tax, Tax Issues, Trustee

Key Findings Relating to the Exercise of Trustee Discretion

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The recent case of Karrow v. Boghosian, 2026 ONSC 2425 (CanLII) is a detailed decision which warrants a thorough review. This blog will focus on the key takeaways from the case, which focussed on the duties of trustees in exercising discretion in administrating a testamentary trust. The applicant estate trustees brought an application to pass their accounts. The respondent Jordan Boghosian (“Jordan”) raised objections to the accounts and maintained that….

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Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, Executors, Family Conflict, Passing Of Trustees’ and Executors’ Accounts, Trustee, Trustee Disputes, Trusts, Uncategorized

Introducing the Refreshed All About Estates Website

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After 15 years of collaboration and 2,700 contributions, we have refreshed the All About Estates website to better reflect the platform’s scale, longevity, and ongoing use, and to ensure its presentation aligns with the experience and credibility of the collaborative community behind it. Supporting a Growing Body of Work Over the past 15 years, All About Estates has grown into a substantial professional resource, with more than 2,700 blog posts….

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New Form T1141 and T1142 Filing Requirements

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Today’s Blog was written by Rahul Sharma, Partner, Fasken LLP, Toronto About three years ago, at this time of year, I wrote about T1141s and T1142s: Don’t Forget the T1141s and T1142s! – All About Estates.  These forms have been updated for the 2025 and future taxation years.  Details of the new forms and requirements are provided on the government of Canada’s website: About Form T1141 – Canada.ca and About Form T1142….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Tax Issues, Trustee, Trusts

The Regrettable Gift

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An elderly parent may add their adult child on to title of their home for various reasons including avoiding probate but as a recent case demonstrates there are risks in doing so. The Applicant was the 88 year old mother of the Respondent. In 2009, she and her late husband bought a house together (the “Property”). In 2014, the Respondent moved in with them.  At that time, the Applicant was….

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