Sealing One’s Fate: The Sherman Murders, Probate and Perseverance

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On June 18, 2018, Justice Dunphy made ex parte orders sealing the court files relating to the Sherman Estates. On catching wind of the sealing orders, the Toronto Star, and one of its reporters, Kevin Donovan, brought a motion to terminate the sealing orders. They succeeded on appeal…..

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Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, Executors, In the News, Wills

Mom’s Day.

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A friend sent me this Mother’s Day greeting: “To the World You are a Mother. But to your Family You are the World!” I don’t know who wrote it, but I believe the sentiment. We all have had a mother and chances are this person shaped our lives more than any one else. For many of us, our mothers were our first loving and significant relationship. Our mothers influenced us,….

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Interment Rights in Ontario: What You Need to Know

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Today’s blog was written by Demetre V. student at law. While the majority of estate planning typically revolves around how a testator should plan to take care of their loved ones after their death, a sometimes-overlooked component of estate planning involves how a testator should plan to take care of their own body after their death. Indeed, burial considerations, as well as the interment rights to be buried in a….

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Trust in the Raptors

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Sports/Estates fans, we’re in that period during the year where playoff hockey and basketball overlap with the beginning of the baseball season. A lot of questions come up for fans during this time: He’s making HOW much?How can the team get out of that guy’s contract?What would happen if the Boston Bruins spontaneously combusted in the middle of their playoff game? For this week’s blog, I thought I would cover….

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Finally, A Nice Passing of Accounts

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Passings of accounts can often be bitter and vicious. However, the case of Daniel Estate (Re), 2019 ONSC 2790 was a welcome “good news” alternative to the standard slugfest. Linda and Ted cared for their elderly neighbours Isabel and Wayne for over two decades. The court noted that their relationship was akin to that of “loyal and dutiful family members.” Isabel and Wayne’s daughter had passed away and they had….

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Individual Pension Plans Revisited (Again) – What about Pension Transfers?

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When a member of an employer sponsored pension plan ceases employment, the member may receive a lump sum payment for the commuted value of their pension rights, exposing that member to a significant tax bill, as only a limited amount of the payment can be transferred to an RRSP. There exists the possibility of using the pension payout to fund an IPP. Under the right circumstances this may permit the….

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