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Joint accounts – continued

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Several years ago, I wrote about probate planning involving the use of joint accounts. At the time, my father-in-law had just passed away and my mother-in-law, who survived him, was intent on paying the least amount of Estate Administration Tax (EAT). Jointly held property with a spouse or with one or more children, with a right of survivorship may not form part of the deceased’s estate and may be effective….

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Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Planning, Executors, Family Conflict, Investments, Joint Tenancy, Probate Tax, Trustee, Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills

Estate Planning and Adoption

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As the date for writing this blog was approaching, I struggled to find an interesting topic to write about. I like to write about what I know or practical tips so I had to go back to the drawing board when I was drawing a blank. Today’s blog is a bit of a personal blog for me. You see, my husband and I are hoping to start our family through….

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Estate Planning, Spouse, Wills

Some Ins and Outs of RRSPs & RRIFs Transfers on Death

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Generally the RRSP or RRIF of a deceased can be transferred by specific bequest under the terms of the deceased’s will to a qualifying survivor tax-free. A qualifying survivor would be the deceased annuitant spouse or common-law partner or a financially dependent child or grandchild. When payments from a deceased annuitant’s RRSP are paid to the annuitant’s estate and a qualifying survivor is a beneficiary of  the estate, the deceased….

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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Executors, Investments, Property, RRSP, Tax Issues, Uncategorized, Wills

Today’s Executor is a Digital Executor

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Today’s Executor is a Digital Executor The estates and trusts world has taken notice of the importance of digital assets—there is no question about that. Now that we know that an individual’s digital assets are something that advisors and clients alike need to consider for every estate planning matter, the estates and trusts industry as a whole needs to start to thinking about how to best plan for those digital….

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Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Planning, Executors, Property, Succession Planning, Trustee, Wills

The Role of the PGT – When, Why and How?

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While estate lawyers are often presented with files that impact upon the rights of an incapable person, it is important to understand when, why and how the Public Guardian and Trustee (the “PGT”) becomes involved with such disputes. As noted on its website, and in general, the PGT acts as litigation guardian of last resort for parties under legal disability involved in civil litigation (and as a legal representative of….

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Estate Litigation, Family Conflict, Power of Attorney, Powers Of Attorney and Guardianship Disputes, Wills

No plan is usually not the best plan

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When faced with making decisions, doing nothing is an option and for some decisions that could be the most viable option. However, In the world of estate planning, doing nothing rarely turns out to be a good idea. We can all point to an example of executing a deceased’s estate gone wrong.  Most times a disastrous estate situation could have been avoided or mitigated if the deceased would have done….

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Estate Planning, Wills
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