COVID-19

From e-Wills to Blockchain Estates

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This blog was written by Isabelle Cadotte – Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management One of the silver linings of the pandemic has been our collective rethinking of how we work and our willingness to embrace technology that helps us stay connected and work smarter. From remotely sworn affidavits, to virtual courtrooms and e-filings, courts across the country are embracing the opportunity to modernize their processes and increase….

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Contracts, Courts, Estate Planning, In the News, Uncategorized, Wills

Listing in a Time of COVID

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Regular court operations and limitation periods/statutory deadlines continue to be suspended in Ontario due to COVID-19 (as discussed further in my previous blog). However, this does not mean that litigation is somehow frozen or that deadlines in previous court orders do not apply. One party learned this painful lesson in Lima v. Ventura (Estate of), 2020 ONSC 3278. The facts in this case are depressingly common in Toronto. A deceased….

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Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, Wills

Video Conferencing Courtroom Etiquette – Three Simple Steps

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This Blog was written by Emily Racine, Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management These days we are all finding creative ways of adapting our lives to the new normal. COVID-19 has changed the landscape of all businesses, including the legal profession. With social distancing rules in place, and likely to continue into the foreseeable future, the legal profession has, like most businesses, turned to online video conferencing and….

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Courts, In the News

Can A Broken System Be Fixed?

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I don’t know about you- but I am struggling with our new normal and the mounting deaths in Long Term Care.  As you have been reading, for the last several years we have had major challenges in our Long Term Care system.  I previously wrote a 3 – part article on some of these challenges  ( Part 1: https://allaboutestates.ca/crisis-long-term-care/ Part 2:  https://allaboutestates.ca/crisis-ltc-homes-continued/ and   Part 3:  https://allaboutestates.ca/crisis-long-term-care-continued-3/ and they did not….

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Caregiving

Should Foundations Give More?

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Charitable foundations are grappling with their response to COVID-19.  A Canadian initiative, Give5.ca, is advocating for increased granting through a time limited pledge in 2020.  Simply, the ask is for foundations to pledge to grant at least of five percent of their assets to registered charities in 2020.  That’s it. There are no restrictions related to cause or type of charity. Give5 is a movement initiated by a broad coalition….

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Philanthropy/Charitable Giving, Uncategorized

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
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