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Will The Vacant Home Tax Impact Use of the Principal Residence Exemption; Estate Planning Considerations

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  Overview The Ontario government has enabled municipalities to enact a tax on vacant residential units in their regions (Granted under Part IX.1 of the Municipal Act).[1] Each municipality has to pass a By-Law stating the tax rate and conditions of vacancy that, if met, make a property subject to the tax. The Council of the City of Toronto enacted their By-Law, deeming it to have come into force on….

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Estate Planning, Executors, In the News, Property, Real Estate, Tax Issues, Uncategorized, Wills

Suspicious Circumstances – For Wills Only

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Because the doctrine of suspicious circumstances was developed in respect of probate and wills, it cannot easily be exported into other areas of law, including contract law…..

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Capacity Law, Contested wills, Contracts, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executors, Geriatric Care Management, Property, Real Estate, Testamentary Capacity, Trustee, Undue influence, Wills

ELDER ABUSE: A GROWING PROBLEM IN AN AGING POPULATION

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Today’s blog is co-written by Jennifer Campbell and Sandra Arsenault, Senior Law Clerks in the Private Client Services Group at Fasken. At the beginning of November, we were fortunate enough to attend the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario (ILCO) annual conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake.  This conference brings together law clerks and paralegals working in various areas of law.  It is a great opportunity to network with colleagues you have not….

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Capacity Law, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executors, Family Conflict, Geriatric Care Management, In the News, Joint Tenancy, Power of Attorney, Undue influence, Wills

Royalties She Wrote: Angela Lansbury, Jessica Fletcher and literary executors

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This Blog was written by Jane Martin, Scotia Wealth Management The recent passing of Angela Lansbury has me engulfed in an impromptu “Murder She Wrote” festival, and like any good estate planning professional (tell me I am not alone in this), I’ve been thinking about whether fictional Jessica Fletcher had her affairs in order. WE all remember Jessica don’t we? The mystery-author/amateur sleuth, played with witty aplomb by Angela Lansbury, who….

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Now Updating…Do Not Give Up Before All Revisions Are Complete

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Today’s blog was written by Sandra Arsenault, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP, in collaboration with Jessica Butler, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP. As we move into fall and the corresponding back to school (or office) routines, we in estates administration have a further revision to our primary “textbook.”  The latest update to the CSD Estates Procedures Manual (the “Manual”)[i] is now available. This Manual, which used to be published once….

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Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Executors

Estate Trustee Compensation – Discretionary Factors

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Estate trustees are entitled to seek compensation for their work. Unless an exception applies, the court will exercise its discretion to determine the amount…..

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Attorney Compensation, Compensation, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Executors, Family Conflict, Fiduciary Professions, Passing Of Trustees’ and Executors’ Accounts, Trustee, Trustee Compensation, Trustee Disputes
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