Posthumous Blogging
The last post made by a British Columbia blogger who was suffering from terminal colorectal cancer has garnered worldwide attention. ….
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Estate PlanningMay 2011
Hiring Care Assistance At Home
When it comes to caregiving assistance for aging parents, there are many questions that usually follow. What assistance is needed? Will it be few hours per day, a few hours per week, or is it full time 24 hour assistance that we need? For families wanting to proceed on their own, there are a number of considerations.
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Estate PlanningThe Decision-Making Process
In addition to the long list of adminsitrative duties involved in administering an estate, a great number of decisions have to be made. When the Estate Trustee is a company, how are these decisions made?….
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Estate PlanningEstates do not have Lawyers
When a solicitor is advising on estate administration, who does the solicitor and client privilege belong to?….
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Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, ExecutorsWhew, I thought I missed the filing deadline!
From time to time there will be delays that could lead to missed deadlines resulting in tax penalties and arrears interest. All is not lost, however, where the deceased leaves a testamentary trust which would otherwise qualify as a spouse trust…..
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Estate Planning, Executors, Property, Trusts, Wills