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Occupation Rent Will Get You Every Time

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Most adults are familiar with the concept of “rent”: it’s the money you owe every month after signing a lease with a landlord. Related but distinct from “rent” is “occupation rent” – rent’s frequently sought, but little understood, younger cousin who can still pack a punch. Occupation rent fills the void where there is no lease agreement or where a landlord-tenant relationship does not exist. Occupation rent can be sought….

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Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Joint Tenancy, Real Estate

Estate Planning for Tattoo Artists

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It’s critical for anyone planning an estate, whether their own or someone else’s, to do a comprehensive analysis of anything that could be considered property of that estate upon the testator’s death. After all, section 2 of Ontario’s Succession Law Reform Act states that a “person may by will devise, bequeath or dispose of all property (whether acquired before or after making his or her will) to which at the….

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Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, United States

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Virtual Witnessing and Undue Influence During COVID-19

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This blog was written by Lara Besharat As the pandemic trudges on, jurisdictions are bowing to pressure, allowing for what was once a rigidly fixed process to be done virtually. In Canada, a will historically required the physical presence of two witnesses alongside the testator to be considered valid. However, due to social distancing guidelines, changes have had to be made. One by one, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova….

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Contested wills, Uncategorized, Undue influence

Of Love, Resulting Trusts, Matrimonial Homes and Fenelon Falls

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The gratuitous transfer of property from a parent to an adult, capable child may result in a resulting trust…..

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Contested wills, Cottage, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Joint Tenancy, Property, Real Estate, Resulting Trust, Spouse, Succession Planning, Trustee, Trusts

Divisional Court Appeals: Not The Place For New Issues

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In Luck v. Hudson, 2020 ONSC 3811 (Div. Ct.), the Divisional Court confirmed that an appeal is not the time to raise new issues and seek directions regarding an estate. In this case, the deceased and his wife owned a house together jointly which then sold (it is not clear whether the house was sold before or after the deceased’s death). At some point, litigation was commenced. While the exact….

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Contested wills, Cottage, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Family Conflict, Wills

Deleon v DeRanney and the Definition of “child” Under the SLRA

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In Deleon v. DeRanney, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded some dependant support to a non-biological child who was part of the deceased’s unconventional family. As blog readers may be aware, the Succession Law Reform Act (SLRA) does not require that a child be the biological offspring of the deceased in order to receive dependant support – under section 57, the definition of “child” includes “a person whom the….

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Courts, Dependant Support, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Conflict
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