Corina Weigl, Author at All About Estates

Leaving a Lasting Impression and Making a Difference

Corina Weigl • March 13, 2020 • 1 Comment

Today’s blog is being brought to you by guest blogger, Jennifer Campbell, a law clerk in the Private Client Services group of Fasken LLP. When a celebrity dies, outside of the cause of death, it seems the first thing that is reported is what their net worth was at the time of their death and what is being left to family. Recently, Marie Osmond made headlines when she announced that….

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Estate Administration, Estate Donations, Estate Planning, Family Conflict

The Use of Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary etc. Wills in Estate Planning

Corina Weigl • February 28, 2020 • 0 Comments

Today’s blog is being brought to you by guest blogger, Fatima Husnain, Articling Student at Fasken LLP. The use of multiple wills in estate planning is not a new concept for estate practitioners. To explain briefly, multiple wills are often created as an estate administration tax (“probate tax”) planning mechanism. One will (the “Primary Will”) governs assets that require a certificate of appointment of estate trustee (“probate”) to administer, one….

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Estate Planning, Wills

What is it you guys do anyway?

Corina Weigl • February 14, 2020 • 3 Comments

Today’s blog is being brought to you by guest blogger, Betty Laidlaw, a law clerk in the Private Client Services group of Fasken LLP. When someone asks me what I do for a living and I answer, “I’m a law clerk”, I often get blank stares. When I say “paralegal”, that is somewhat more understandable, but it is not accurate. Even people in the legal profession don’t always know exactly….

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Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Executors, Passing Of Trustees’ and Executors’ Accounts, Probate Tax, Wills

Death of a Non-Resident

Corina Weigl • January 31, 2020 • 1 Comment

Today’s blog was written by guest blogger, Kathryn Walker, Associate at Fasken LLP. If you are considering retirement and old age in a warmer climate, keep in mind that in escaping the cold you will not necessarily escape Canadian taxes on death since Canadian non-residents remain subject to Canadian income tax on death in respect of certain types of property. When a non-resident dies, for Canadian income tax purposes, there….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Tax Issues

Paper vs. Electronic Filing of Estate Information Returns!

Corina Weigl • January 17, 2020 • 0 Comments

Today’s blog was written by guest bloggers, Tracy Parkinson and Krista Brown, law clerks in the Private Client Services group of Fasken LLP. It’s hard to believe that we have been filing Estate Information Returns (the “EIR”) with the Ministry of Finance (the “Ministry”) since January 1, 2015, but if I start thinking about it, Ontario estates law has seen as much change in the last 4 or 5 years….

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Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Executors, Wills

It’s Time to Ring in a New Year, A New Decade with Change

Corina Weigl • December 20, 2019 • 0 Comments

Today’s blog is being brought to you by guest blogger, Jennifer Campbell, a law clerk in the Private Client Services group of Fasken LLP. The Ontario government has tabled a new Bill that would see a change to various Acts and would look to simplify court matters. Bill 161 – Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2019 is set to become a reality if it can pass through the legislature when….

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Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications