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Disproportionate Inheritance? WESA to the Rescue

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This blog was written by Aathiya Bala, Associate Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management   Nahar and Nihal Litt arrived from India in 1964 with modest beginnings. The couple worked tireless hours building their family’s farm business estate for decades. Their children, who were between the ages of three and fourteen when arriving to Canada, helped cultivate their family business throughout the years. The family began to acquire….

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Contested wills, Estate Litigation, Family Conflict, In the News

I’m Only 20, Why do I need a Will

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Today’s blog is being brought to you by guest blogger, Jennifer Campbell, a law clerk in the Private Client Services group of Fasken LLP. Disney child star Cameron Boyce, who is best known for his role in movies such as “Grown Ups” and “Grown Ups 2” as well as his role in the Disney Channel movie, “Descendants” and the television show, “Jessie”, died suddenly and tragically on July 6, 2019…..

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Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Wills

Estate Planning and Family Law: The Matrimonial Home Part II

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In a prior blog, I began a discussion of the use of marriage contracts as part of an integrated estate plan to preserve and protect family wealth. In particular, that blog began a discussion of the legal regime that governs a “matrimonial home” under the Ontario Family Law Act (“FLA”), and how a matrimonial home is treated differently than other property in important respects.[1] This blog continues that discussion. The….

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Estate Planning, Family Conflict

You Better Think (Think)…About the Estate Planning Process

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This blog was written by Lara Besharat In August 2018, renowned singer Aretha Franklin died of pancreatic cancer in her home in Detroit, leaving behind an illustrious musical legacy, a strong history of civil rights activism, four children, and an estimated $80-million-dollar fortune. One thing she didn’t leave behind, however, was a will. Or so we thought. For months, it was believed that the Queen of Soul died intestate, going….

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Contested wills, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Family Conflict, In the News, Wills

It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over*

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A “passing of accounts” refers to the process of formally preparing and presenting accounts to the beneficiaries and the court. The accounts are either approved (i.e., “passed”) in the form presented, amended by court order and passed in revised form, or not passed because the court is not satisfied with the accounts or some aspect of the administration of the estate or property being managed by a fiduciary. Pursuant to….

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