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Justice Newbould wrote an interesting and comprehensive decision regarding the two year limitation period under section 38 of the Ontario Trustee Act.  It seems that the two-year limitation period may not be as infallible as estate litigators think. Nancy Wagg had three children – Anita, Yvonne and John.  Nancy was a woman of modest means and limited education.  However, lady luck smiled on her and she won the lottery.  Unfortunately,….

The All Families Are Equal Act (Parentage and Related Registrations Statute Law Amendment), 2016, S.O. 2016, c. 23 (the “Act”), received Royal Assent on December 5, 2016, and the provisions of the Act discussed in this blog came into force on January 1, 2017. The Act introduces a new regime for determining parentage in Ontario, primarily through substantial amendments to the Children’s Law Reform Act (“CLRA”) and the Vital Statistics….