Jennifer Campbell

Procrastinator – a person who habitually puts off doing things.  Intestate – dying before making a will. These two words in an estate context can make the administration of an estate a nightmare. No one likes to think about death and planning for their death.  However, death is inevitable and, despite incredible advances in science, no one has a crystal ball that tells them when it’s their time.  For a….

Whether you are a Royal watcher or not, today we are in mourning.  Today, with the rest of Canada, the United Kingdom and the world, we mourn the loss of the longest-reigning British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. On Thursday September 8, 2022, the Queen passed away at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle with her family by her side. Born April 21, 1926, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, became the Queen….

I recently returned to Fasken after taking time off to raise my son.  When I started my leave in September, I was just shy of 16 years working at Fasken without any type of long term break.  To shift gears from going full steam to a much slower pace with a baby was, for me, challenging.  Don’t get me wrong, my time with my son was very rewarding, but I….

In my blog post of June 11, 2021, I wrote about Estate Planning and Adoption. I had many positive responses to that post from the estates community, so I thought I would write in more detail about the process. In Ontario, potential adopters can take three paths towards adoption: private domestic adoption through Ministry approved licencees or adoption agencies; private international adoption; or public adoption (through the Children’s Aid Society)…..