The spectacle of Will & Kate’s wedding today prompts thoughts about philanthropy and matrimony.
Month: April 2011
Total 21 Posts
Can parties who are on the same side protect privileged communications which are shared among their respective lawyers?
Awhile ago , I wrote that payments made to trustees and executors usually trigger some form of tax reporting and often, an obligation on the payer to withhold and remit amounts on account of tax. Thanks to some welcome and practical feedback from a concerned blogger, I would like to add a few comments.
In a blog that I wrote last December, I commented on a U.S. constitutional challenge that had been launched in response to the U.S. estate tax burden borne by the survivor of a same-sex marriage.
As the issue of caregiving is now getting election coverage, the costs of caregiving need to be better understood. These include tangible costs such as financial expenses, loss of income, as well as other costs, such as emotional challenges and loss of opportunity identified by family members pressed into service to care for an elderly family member.
For those families who decide to purchase care, this article will review the financial cost of hiring a caregiver.
Are your actions as attorney for property relevant and therefore discoverable in a will challenge case?
When Gertrude Janeway died in 2003, she was still getting a monthly cheque for $70 from the Veterans Administration for a military pension earned by her late husband, John, on the union side of the American civil war that ended in 1865.
When opposing a dependant support claim on the grounds that you are upholding the intentions of a testator, as this recent B.C. case indicates, think carefully about the possible cost consequences of so doing before proceeding to trial.
In many cases, a deceased person will include charitable bequests in their will. The executor(s) of the estate may not, however, be in a position to honour the bequest in a timely fashion due to the lack of available estate funds on hand. In not all cases will this action (or inaction) frustrate the completion of the final personal tax return.
As I said in my last blog, certain circumstances in either your background or asset base may mean your estate and Will planning requires some added attention. One of those circumstances is ownership of assets in a foreign jurisdiction.