The Importance of Choosing the Right Trustee: Lessons from Jones v. Jones

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Today’s blog was written by Latoya Brown, Associate, at Fasken LLP When it comes to estate planning involving trusts, selecting the right trustee is one of the most crucial decisions. The recent case, Jones v. Jones, 2025 ONSC 695 serves as a poignant reminder of the complexities and potential pitfalls involved in trust administration. This case underscores the importance of choosing a trustee who is not only knowledgeable and capable….

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Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Trustee, Trustee Disputes, Trusts, Wills

Iceman’s Memory – Val Kilmer’s Digital Legacy

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This blog post was written by Dave Madan, Senior Manager, Scotiatrust With the tragic passing of Val Kilmer early this month, at the age of 65, we are reminded of the pressing challenges that professional advisors face in modern estate planning. Well known for his roles in Tombstone,Top Gun, Batman: Forever, The Saint, and many others, he leaves an estate valued between $10 million and $25 million. Kilmer’s legacy extended….

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Estate Planning, Practice Management, Uncategorized

Proposed Changes to the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure

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The Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure may be dramatically changed. In January 2024, the Civil Rules Review (the “CRR”) was launched. The mandate of the CRR is extensive: to “conduct a comprehensive and complete review of the Rules and identify, through consultation, areas where targeted changes to the Rules would increase efficiency and access to justice for Ontarians, reduce complexity and costs, maximize the effective use of court resources, reduce….

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Estate Administration and China

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This article discusses, at a high-level, estate administration in China and some considerations when someone inherit assets located in China. As mentioned in my previous article, planning for cross-border estate administration with China is complex thus, I must admit the information is general in nature and based on my personal experience. China’s Estate Administration When it comes to estate administration involving moveable or immovable property in China, one can assume….

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China, Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Planning, International

Smart Ageing: Post-Retirement Planning to Avoid Costly Mistakes

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For the past five years, it has been my pleasure to address a local service club on the topic of Smart Ageing and discuss other topics proposed by the members. The members are retired professionals and businessmen with an average age of 80. The forty men present in person this year, plus those online, wanted to discuss the costly mistakes that could occur if appropriate personal care plans were not….

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Elder Management, Smart Ageing

Modern Families: Children and Issue in Jay Pritchett’s Will

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  Today’s blog was written by Karen La Caprara, Counsel, at Fasken LLP. In my last blog post “Modern Families: References to Children and Issue in Wills – All About Estates”, I discussed the meaning of “children” and “issue” for the purpose of determining the beneficiaries of an estate where a Will refers to such classes of beneficiaries. I applied the applicable Ontario legislation to some of the characters from….

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Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Wills
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