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Estate losses – turning bad into good.

Derek de Gannes • November 4, 2010

Capital losses sustained by an estate when assets go down in value after death are of little use. This can be frustrating particularly when the deceased has paid tax on capital gains made on the deemed disposition of the same assets on the terminal return. Read on to find out how to turn a bad loss into good tax recovery when action is taken within the first year anniversary of death…..

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Estate Planning, Executors, Wills

Rectifying a Will based on a Testator’s True Intentions

Justin de Vries • October 28, 2010

Where the language of the Will is unequivocal and approved by the testator, a court will refuse to rectify a will to match the testator’s true intentions…..

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Contested wills, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Wills

Can your TSFA Survive you?

Steven Frye • October 27, 2010

By now, most of us have tax-free savings accounts (TFSA’s). Despite some early (and perhaps ongoing) confusion on as to how they work particularly with regard to deposits and withdrawals, TFSA’s appear to be working fine for all those who have them.

Have you thought about what happens to your TSFA’s upon your death?
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Canada Revenue Agency, Estate Planning, Investments, Wills

‘Til Death Do Us Part, Quickly – Then I Inherit.

Angelique Moss • October 20, 2010

So-called “predatory” marriages may be on the upswing. When will the courts intervene?….

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Capacity Law, Contested wills, Estate Litigation, Guardianship, Power of Attorney, Powers Of Attorney and Guardianship Disputes, Wills

Traditions aside…consider an alter ego trust

Derek de Gannes • October 19, 2010

While a will serves the purpose there may be reasons for you to look at an alternative way to distribute assets such as an alter ego trust.

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Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills

Ensuring Charitable Pledges Are Honoured Following Death

Laura West • October 18, 2010

In their later years, donors often make commitments to charities with respect to the charitable giving that they intend to carry out during their lifetimes. Often these commitments are expressed by means of the donor and the charity entering into a written charitable pledge agreement…..

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Charitable Giving, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Wills