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Disinheritance of Separated Spouses Takes Full Effect

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Today’s blog post was written by Latoya Brown, Associate at Fasken LLP. As the year draws to a close, it’s a natural time for reflection and planning. Many will be reviewing the past year, evaluating their goals and making new ones for the new year. In the realm of estates, it’s an ideal time to review your estate plan to ensure it is up to date as well as note….

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Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Separation, Wills

COTTRELL A MUST-READ FOR VALUING THE INTEREST OF A BENEFICIARY IN A DISCRETIONARY TRUST

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This blog has been written by Darren Lund, a partner at Fasken LLP In Ontario, trust law and family law have for some time taken very different approaches to valuing the interest of a beneficiary in a discretionary family trust. For trust lawyers, a beneficiary’s interest in a discretionary family trust is a “mere expectancy”. Beneficiaries who are part of the class of discretionary beneficiaries have a right to be….

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Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Property, Separation, Trusts, Uncategorized

Are Domestic Contracts Becoming More Popular?

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When I explain to people whom I’m meeting for the first time that I’m a lawyer and that among my areas of practice I draft domestic contracts, I’m often met with a response to the effect of “You mean, like, a pre-nup?” I can confirm that a “pre-nup” is, in fact, what I mean. In Ontario, they’re called domestic contracts, and they can take one of two forms: marriage contracts,….

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Contracts, Dependant Support, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Separation, Spouse

Separation and Divorce: Implications

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Separation and Divorce: Implications[1] In Ontario, there are significant implications when a couple (both common-law and married) separates and when a couple divorces. As more and more couples live in common-law relationships as well as the rate of divorce in this day and age, it is important to consider the following implications.  Separation – Common-Law Partners: Support: For common-law couples, a partner may be able to apply for support if….

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Separation, Spouse
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