Jasmine Sweatman

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National Senior’s Day

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October 1 was National Senior’s Day.  This national day was created (by statute called the Celebrating Canada’s Seniors Act, S.C. 2010) to acknowledge the contribution of seniors to Canadian society and to the Canadian economy which this contribution being identified by the sharing of their experiences, expertise and knowledge with other generations and which was declared to be invaluable and ongoing in November 2010. October 1, 2015 was also the….

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Elder Care, Elder Law

Animal Rights and The Cycle of the Moon

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If you were looking at the sky last night you would have seen the moon at its closest point to Earth. This is something apparently that happens every couple of decades with the last time this happened over 30 years ago. Before it turned red it was impressive with the moon so close how the darker shades of ridges on the surface were clearly visible to the naked eye. The….

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Estate Planning, Guardianship, Wills

Consultation Survey

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We have blogged in the past about the Carter decision and end of life care and the importance of ensuring your family know your wishes with regards to end of life decisions. The government of Ontario has recently put out a survey on Doctor-assisted dying and end-of-life decisions to help inform the province’s approach to the sensitive and complex topic of end of life discussions as well as future laws….

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Estate Planning

Entitlement to apply for a passing of accounts

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Not all parties involved in estate administration are entitled to apply for a passing of accounts. Section 42(4) of the Substitute Decisions Act (SDA) lists all the people who may apply. While the list does not include estate trustees or beneficiaries of an estate, it does allow the court discretion to give leave to appeal when it sees fit. In Testa v Testa (2015 ONSC 2381) the court explored when….

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Estate Planning

Memorial Jewellery – From Ashes to Diamonds?

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After cremation, most people think of ashes being “sprinkled”, held in an urn or interred. Many companies are advertising different options in the form of “Memorial Jewellery”, and one has developed a method of creating diamonds that are purportedly “molecularly identical to naturally occurring diamonds” from cremated remains…..

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Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Funeral Planning, Interest, Wills

Interrelation of Family Law and Estate Planning

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With many couples, one or both spouses have had previous marriages or common law relationships. For many reasons, these couples’ estate planning instructions are not usually the traditional “all to my spouse with a gift over to my issue”, and clients should understand how their estat planning decisions may be impacted by family law…..

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Capacity Law, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Power of Attorney, Property, Spouse, Wills
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