Please, Please, Please – Administer your Estate

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Today’s Blog was written by Emily Papsin, Articling Student at Fasken LLP Recently, the late James Brown’s estate was reported to have been finally settled after 14-year legal battle between his beneficiaries. The fallout from this serves as a reminder that the administration of an estate can have significant consequences, many of which may only become clear long after the deceased’s passing. The administration of an estate may be delayed….

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Wine and Estates Revisited

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When I last wrote about wine and estates it was 2019. A distant epoch. The Canadian situation has changed dramatically since then. Not only have I been drinking more and better wine (I’m not alone), but the secondary wine market has changed. It’s more liquid, if you will. This is helpful to wine collectors and executors. What’s Changed? The pandemic lock downs of 2020 disrupted long-held, post-prohibition rules around wine….

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Beneficial ownership reporting – don’t rush to wind-up the trust

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Proposed trust reporting rules I have read a number of articles published throughout 2021 stating that the new proposed trust reporting rules are coming.  Under the proposed new trust reporting rules, express trusts are required to report the beneficial ownership information to Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and unless the Department of Finance changes the effective date for trusts that have a taxation year ending after December 30th, 2021, then the….

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“I don’t want to be a burden to my children”

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This is a common refrain that I hear and one that my trust colleagues do as well. In today’s blog I would like to discuss the role and importance of naming an Attorney for Personal Care.    [Note:  Of course this is in addition to naming either a trust company, which is my preference or another person as the attorney for property]. As I work with many older individuals who have….

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Making a List, Checking it Twice: Getting Ready to Talk About Your Estate Plan this Holiday Season

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As we approach the holiday season, many of us are looking forward to spending time away from work to get together with our families. For some of us, this will be the first holiday in two years that we have been able to all gather together. Many people’s holiday preparation list includes planning menus, decorating the home, and purchasing presents. If you’re checking it twice, you may wish to include….

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Is this a good time?

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This Blog was written by: Taylor Sergeant Often when faced with a difficult conversation it is easy to create excuses on why we should not have it. Is it a good time? Can the individual I am speaking with handle this right now? How will they react? As we have the internal dialog on how we plan the conversation it can become easy to talk yourself out of having it….

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