Supporting Caregivers, One Day At A Time

Last week I had the  pleasure of presenting to a group of caregivers from the Alzheimers Society Kingston Frontenac & Addington chapter.  One thing that everyone in the group had in common was that they were all loving someone who had a diagnosis of dementia.  Just to refresh terminology, “dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Memory loss is….

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Caregiving, Elder Care

Budget 2018 Extends “Qualifying Family Member” Option for RDSP’s

On February 27, 2018 the federal government tabled its 2018 budget, Equality + Growth: A Strong Middle Class (“Budget 2018”). One of the budget items that has not received a lot of attention is the extension of the “qualifying family member” (“QFM”) provision for Registered Disability Savings Plans (“RDSP’s”). The “holder” of an RDSP is the person who opens the RDSP account. The holder is also the person who makes….

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Tax Issues

To Kill a Mockingbird, part II

This Blog was written by: Natalie Bender   For many of us, Harper Lee’s acclaimed novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” was a staple on our high school reading list (and was likely one we re-visited in university). The novel is a Pulitzer Prize winner, and has become a classic in American literature. It has sold more than 40 million copies since it was published in 1960.   There has always….

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Elder Law, In the News, Uncategorized, United States

Oh, How Convenient

This article was co-authored with Ronald Neal, student-at-law. A centuries’ old practice gives personal representatives one year after the death of a deceased to wind up the deceased’s estate (calling in assets, paying estate debts, converting assets to enable distribution of the estate, etc.).  This is often called the “executor’s year”.  However, in today’s world, it frequently takes more than one year to administer an estate. What happens if a….

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Uncategorized

To vary or not to vary

The Canada Revenue Agency recently responded to a ruling request as to whether or not a proposed amendment to a trust agreement could be so significant to cause a resettlement of the trust, or a disposition of a beneficiary’s interest in the trust Before the enactment of variation of trusts legislation, trustees were generally bound to administer the trust according to its terms.  Unless specifically allowed in the trust deed,….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Executors, Tax Issues, Trustee, Trusts

Crisis in Long Term Care: Thinking About Tomorrow

My last 3 blogs have highlighted some of the challenges we are currently facing in our Long Term Care sector.  The bottom line is this: there are not enough residential placement beds to address the current and growing demand for those individuals whose care needs can no longer be met within their own home setting. The answer is not simply an increase in beds but  also providing the necessary care….

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