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For over 100 years, Scotiatrust® has helped Canadians preserve and transfer their wealth. Together with your team of specialists, we work to understand your achievements and help you connect them, so your wealth makes the meaningful impact you want. We also help you make important decisions sooner and ensure they’re followed when you’re unable to do so yourself. We are a team of highly experienced, hands-on professionals and we view it as our responsibility to ensure our clients have addressed all relevant issues and that their wishes are followed throughout and beyond their lifetime, helping them to live well and leave well.

Virtual Will Signings and Access to Justice: Do Social Distancing Measures in Estate Law Help Everyone?

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This Blog was written by Emily Racine, Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management COVID-19 has changed the landscape in almost all aspects of our day to day lives. This includes the practice of estate law. With so many vulnerable individuals looking to complete their estate plan in the days of social distancing, organizations like the Law Society of Ontario have had to embrace change. With the introduction of….

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Estate Planning, In the News, Wills

ALEXA? How do I access my online account? Administering Estates in a Digital Age

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This Blog was written by: Alicia Godin, Estate and Trust Consultant, Scotiatrust  Amidst the current landscape, many of us are self-isolating at home and finding ways to entertain ourselves. Often, this means relying more heavily on social media and digital technology. Many of us have adapted our typical business practices and move toward an (even more) paperless society. Planning for digital assets is not a new topic, but during this….

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Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Executors, Uncategorized, Wills

The Risky Business of Updating your Will in the Time of COVID-19

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This blog was written by Paula Lester – Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management It’s the irony of today’s situation: more and more individuals are turning their minds to their estate plans in light of our current pandemic, but getting new Wills drafted and executed right now has become an increasingly difficult endeavour. As a result, we find ourselves trying to get Wills drafted and signed under unideal….

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Contested wills, Estate Planning, Uncategorized, Wills

Estate Planning in a Pandemic: No Easy Solutions

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This Blog was written by Suzanna Walter, Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management It is not surprising that in a pandemic many people are very concerned about their estate plan.  This blog will focus on making a valid Will. In Canada each province and territory has its own legislation which sets out the legal requirements for a valid Will.  Some provinces, such as British Columbia, have a “substantial….

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Estate Planning, Executors, In the News, Uncategorized, Wills

Delusions and Capacity

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 This Blog was written by Emily Racine, Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management We all know how important it is to have a valid will. Part of that validity stems from ensuring that the testator was capable and of sound mind when he or she signed the will.  This test can become tricky, however, if the testator is suffering from delusions or hallucinations. While it seems instinctually clear….

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Capacity Law, Contested wills, Uncategorized, Wills

Dancing with the Dead

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This blog was written by Aathiya Bala, Associate Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management   If you had the chance to see your favourite artist perform in concert after they passed away, would you attend? For many Whitney Houston fans, this is now a legitimate question to ask themselves. In May 2019, Whitney Houston’s estate signed a deal with Primary Wave Music Publishing, a boutique marketing and music….

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Executors, In the News, Uncategorized, Wills
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