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This blog post was written by Mohena Singh, Associate at Fasken LLP. When preparing your estate plan, an important distinction must be made between what you direct your trustees to do with your estate assets and what you wish for them to do. In the case of Landry v. Christiansen-Hasset et al,[1] the Ontario Superior Court considered the issue of precatory language in a will and whether a wish could create….

This blog has been written by Karen La Caprara, Counsel at Fasken LLP. It can be easy as a will-drafting lawyer or clerk to approach drafting a will in the same manner as drafting a commercial contract. Like a commercial contract, it is critical that a will does what it is intended to do, provides a clear path to get there and includes options for various eventualities, all in a….