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All I Want for Christmas is Legal Ownership of My Yorkshire Terrier

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Pictured: My beloved dog, Yuki, in her Christmas tree outfit. When thinking about what to write for this week’s blog post, I realized that I have the last Fasken slot before Christmas. This got me thinking: what can I write that’s relevant to the holidays? It then dawned on me that this is the first Christmas that I’ll be spending with my new dog, Yuki. Coincidentally, there have been a….

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Appeals, Costs, Courts, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Guardianship, In the News, Joint Tenancy, Separation, Spouse, Succession Planning

Giving Thanks

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This article is written by Nicole Ewing, Principal, Wealth Planning Office, TD Wealth Friends, I’ve got to call it straight, this has been a tough year. Mentally taxing, if you will. Perhaps they all are in their own way, but this one was particularly hard. Life was great, don’t get me wrong. But this tax and estate and wealth planning stuff was a battle. Navigating bare trusts, joint accounts, vacant….

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Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Practice Management, Tax Issues

Our Holiday Wish – Proactively Plan for Smart Ageing

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As the holiday season is upon us, do you have your shopping done, or are you the person who procrastinates to the very last shopping day? It’s human nature to put off to tomorrow what could be done today. This holiday season, I have one wish for you. When it comes to elderly parents, friends, or clients, don’t procrastinate! Life happens, and things like recurring snowstorms, as we saw in….

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Elder Management, Estate Planning, Smart Ageing

EXECUTOR ESSENTIALS: CRAFTING THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO YOUR ESTATE WITH THE EXECUTOR’S BINDER

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The holiday season is often filled with visiting family, friends and relaxation.  It can be that rare moment in the year where our fast-paced lives are put on hold, allowing for an opportunity to regroup and tackle important tasks we’ve been postponing throughout the year. Much like you would schedule a holiday party in your calendar, why not set aside some time to do an overview of your estate planning?….

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Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Executors, Funeral Planning, Wills

Patents as Estate Assets

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Patents What is the symbol of a true gentleman, if not his moustache?  The moustache guard was patented in 1876 to protect the user’s moustache during holiday feasts.  It was described in the patent application as a “curved and concave shield, which may be made of vulcanized rubber, metal or any other suitable material” and it promised to keep moustaches out of harm’s way while the user (inevitably) overindulged during….

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Estate Planning, Executors

Real Property 101 for Estate Planning: Parcel Merger

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  Today’s blog post has been written by Karen La Caprara, Counsel, at Fasken LLP. When two abutting parcels of land or properties are owned by the same owner or owners, title to the properties automatically merges, unless an exception to this general principle applies.[i] Once title to the abutting properties has merged the parcels cannot be dealt with independently (i.e. sold or gifted to different people), without applying to….

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Estate Planning, Property, Real Estate, Wills
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