The progress of elder law in Canada remains slow in face of a certain amount of healthy scepticism. Is elder law a ‘real’ area of law or just a new way to market legal services to older adults and their families?….
So What Is Elder Law Anyway? Continue Reading »
Elder LawA death benefit is an amount you receive after a person’s death in recognition the deceased person’s employment service.
How does it get taxed?
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DEATH BENEFITS Continue Reading »
Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Estate PlanningThis is a question that plagues parents when they do their Wills – often to the point that they don’t actually do their Wills. Perhaps knowing what the effect of including a guardianship clause in a Will is, parents wouldn’t let this issue stymie the completion of their Wills…..
Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo, Who Will Get Your Kids After You Go… Continue Reading »
Estate Planning, Guardianship, WillsCaregiver Tax Credit (CTC), Disability Tax Credit (DTC): Do I Qualify? Growing older with a disability raises questions for parents and adult children alike. For many parents raising a child with special needs, they worry who will look after their adult child when they are no longer capable. ….
Caregiver Tax Credit (CTC), Disability Tax Credit (DTC): Do I Qualify? Continue Reading »
Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Succession PlanningWhen a parent is disinheriting one or more of their children we should not only advise of the potential repercussions but also offer potential solutions…..
How do you help your clients protect their estate from a moral claim? Continue Reading »
Elder Law, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executors, WillsDigital estate law and wills that address our online footprints are in their infancy, to put it mildly. Just wait. It’s coming. This will be a whole new sub-genre of estate law….
My Digital Afterlife Continue Reading »
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