Family Conflict – Page 37 – All About Estates

Interrelation of Family Law and Estate Planning

Jasmine Sweatman • September 9, 2011

With many couples, one or both spouses have had previous marriages or common law relationships. For many reasons, these couples’ estate planning instructions are not usually the traditional “all to my spouse with a gift over to my issue”, and clients should understand how their estat planning decisions may be impacted by family law…..

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Capacity Law, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Power of Attorney, Property, Spouse, Wills

Finance and Marriage

Paul Fensom • August 30, 2011

35% of Canadian marriages end in divorce before the 25th wedding anniversary. 43% of those divorced individuals re-marry and this leads to estate planning complexity….

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Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Spouse, Wills

Remembering Estate Planning During and After a Separation

Laura West • August 25, 2011

The recent endorsement issued by Justice P.C. Hennessy in Makarchuk v. Makarchuk, 2011 ONSC 4633 serves as a reminder of the importance of considering estate planning issues when spouses are separating…..

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Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Separation

You Can’t Choose Your Family BUT You Can Choose Your Friends (and your POA)

Audrey Miller • August 16, 2011

Who do you want making decisions for you when you are no longer able? Friends may know things about you that you aren’t comfortable or able to share with family; they often live in the same city; have shared a number of life experiences and they can often be closer than blood relatives. So what’s the deal?….

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Elder Care, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Geriatric Care Management

Well, that didn’t work.

Elaine Blades • August 4, 2011

Love and money, a sometimes toxic mix…..

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Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Conflict

Litigation Involving the Estate of the Godfather of Soul

Laura West • July 21, 2011

A recent on-line article in Rolling Stone magazine describes how nearly five years following the death of the legendary James Brown, his estate, which had a value of approximately $100 million dollars on the date of his death, remains undistributed…..

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Estate Litigation, Family Conflict