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April is Autism Awareness Month

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This blog was written by Jessica Ang What is Autism? Autism, also known as, “Autism Spectrum Disorder” is a set of unique strengths and challenges that are characterized from one’s social skills, including one’s verbal and non-verbal communication, to one’s behaviours (Autism Speaks, 2019). Autism is a developmental disorder that I have been learning about for ten years and it continuously remains of significant importance to me. My best friend….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Caregiving, Disability, In the News

The CPP Child Rearing Dropout and its Impact on Survivor Benefits

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Today’s blog was written by Monique J. Charlebois, a bilingual lawyer with more than 20 years of experience practicing Ontario estates law.  If you have clients who have lost a relatively young spouse/parent who was the primary caregiver to young children for many years, letting them know about the Child Rearing Dropout provisions could have a significant impact on their financial situation. In general, CPP survivor benefits are paid monthly….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Caregiving, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Spouse, Succession Planning

Pre-arranging for Personal Care

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This blog was written by Sally Lee, LLB – Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management Recently, I met a prospective client (let’s call her Jane) who told me she did not have anyone to appoint as her attorney for personal care. It appeared that this issue was the barrier to the rest of her estate planning because she had “no one”.  As her investment advisor and I began….

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Caregiving, Elder Care, Geriatric Care Management, Power of Attorney, Uncategorized

When There Is No Family Caregiver

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The family caregiver plays a key role in supporting the very fabric of Canadian society. The most recent Census data tells us that 28% of all Canadians provide unpaid care to a family member or friend. If you are reading this article, chances are you are or know someone close to you who is a family carer. Today there are more seniors over age 65 than children under age 14…..

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When is a Gift not a Gift?

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Styres v. Martin 2018 ONCA 956 is a case of a gift that unfolded a saga (not over yet and far from it) of diminished capacity, alleged breach of trust, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, undue influence to name a few. Mr. Styres lived in a house he built on land given by his father, for about 20 years, when in 1998, he suffered a very serious brain injury….

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Capacity Law, Caregiving, Disability, Estate Litigation, Power of Attorney, Property, Real Estate, Resulting Trust, Trusts, Uncategorized, Undue influence

A Lot of Plots or a Plot of Lots?

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Reading my colleague Diana’s blog of a few weeks ago, ‘Whose Land Is It Anyways’ ,  reminded me of my friend’s current challenge.   She owns a lovely piece of  prime real estate in a prestigious and sought-after location in mid-town Toronto (off Yonge Street) with a great view!  Sounds wonderful doesn’t it! However, she can’t exactly build there and there are a few stipulations such as the lot cannot….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Caregiving, Funeral Planning
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