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Leaving testamentary gifts vs giving while living – By: Yvonne Mazurak

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As others have previously noted on this blog, over the coming years, we will be witnessing an unprecedent transfer of wealth from one generation to the next. While much will be transferring by way of inheritance, some who are in a position to, might wish to consider transferring assets to their families and others while they are still alive. When deciding whether to make lifetime gifts, the first factor to….

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‘Wishful Thinking Isn’t Thinking’

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I continuously try to ‘live in the moment’ but I am often not successful. Today the sun is shining and Rory McIlroy just won his second Canadian Open. While it is exciting  for so many of us, for so many reasons, part of my day was spent supporting a dear friend, who is waiting for a diagnosis.  Is the sun is still shining? The ‘waiting’ some say, may be worse….

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LGBTQ2S+ Considerations in Estate Planning

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This Blog was written by: Hannah Zip, Estate and Trust Consultant, Scotia Wealth Management  Proper estate and incapacity planning is important for people from all walks of life, however there are some special considerations that should be kept in mind when discussing estate planning with members of the LGBTQ2S+. This is especially true given the diversity within the community and some key differences between the younger and older members (“older”….

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What if… the Kardashian Deathbed Marriage Took Place under Ontario Law?

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A Thought Experiment Recently, I had the opportunity to co-author a paper on deathbed retainers with Justin de Vries. In drafting this paper, I had the occasion to think about deathbed wills from every conceivable angle. The idea for this blog started as footnote 81: a hypothetical thought experiment on the legal interaction between a deathbed marriage and a deathbed will. Case law on deathbed retainers and wills stand at….

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A CAREER IN WILLS AND ESTATES – COULD IT BE FOR YOU?

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This blog has been written by Sandra Arsenault, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP As our fellow blog writer, Audrey Miller wrote earlier this week (here), new Census data indicates that the number of seniors over age 85 is expected to triple in the next 25 years. Could this be an opportunity? This week we welcomed summer law school students and co-op law clerk students into our firm. As I chat….

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Elder Care, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executors, Uncategorized, Wills

Estate Planning for Agricultural Producers

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This blog was written by Maggie Dalke – Estate and Trust Consultant with Scotia Wealth Management There are a significant number of agricultural producers that require estate planning services.  According to a 2016 Statistics Canada report, there are 193,492 census farms in Canada.  Many agricultural producers are reaching retirement age with the average age of farm operators being 55 years and older.[1] A big consideration for many of these farms….

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