“Fat Cats & Lucky Dogs”
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went”. Will Rogers (1879-1935), American Humorist….
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An unexpected gift: a Honus Wagner Baseball Card
A Baltimore based religious order, the School Sisters of Notre Dame (“Sisters”) received an early Christmas gift last week. The Sisters auctioned off a rare T206 Honus Wagner card earlier this year for $220,000. ….
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In the News, WillsReviewing and Reconsidering your Estate Plan – When and Why?
As this is the last blog before we take a break for the holiday (we return on Monday), and as the year is drawing to a close, I thought that I would touch base on the life circumstances that should lead to a review and reconsideration of your current estate plan…..
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Estate Planning, WillsWhat Do Dependants’ Support, Gratuitous Promises and Kiwis Have in Common?
New Zealand may be thanked for our dependants’ support legislation, says Professor David Freedman. What kind of support claims will bedevil our courts in the future?….
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Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Succession Planning, WillsWerbenuk v. Werbenuk: Righting a Will’s (and a testator’s) Wrongs
A testator excludes his 4 adult daughters from his estate, leaving everything to his son. A B.C. court effectively redistributes the estate equally between the testator’s children. Can this happen in Ontario too?….
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