capacity law
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Failure to Engage and a “Scorched Earth” Approach Leads to Near-Full Indemnity Costs capacity law, wills, Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen & Estates LawDrennan v. Drennan, 2024 ONSC 3905, is an instance of a rare and significant costs award that almost entirely compensated […]
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Have you considered what will happen when you pass away if you own a furry companion? Estate Law, capacity law, power of attorney, estate planning, Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations, Child Support From An Estate, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman & Deborah Jorgensen
Many people do not turn their minds to the fact that pets are legally considered property, and in a last […]
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Non-Parties are often brought into estate litigation when litigants seek information in the non-party’s control Estates Law, capacity law, Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Child Support From An Estate, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman & Deborah Jorgensen
Bayliss v. Burnham, 2024 ONCA 464 (CanLII) Non-Parties such as financial institutions, corporations, or medical care providers are often […]
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When is a claim discovered for the purposes of a Will Challenge? Deborah Jorgensen, Estates Law, capacity law, estate planning, estates planning, Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd & Lisbeth Hollaman
In Shannon v Hrabovsky, 2024 ONCA 120, the Court of Appeal upheld an important ruling about the discoverability principle as […]
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Court Ruling Protects Access to Medical Assistance in Dying capacity law, power of attorney, medical assistance in dying & health law
Earlier this summer, in August 2020, a wife who was philosophically opposed to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) began a […]
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Will an injunction stop a medically-assisted death? medical assistance in dying, health law, capacity law & power of attorney
Canadians have been able to legally access medical assistance in dying since 2016. Several court challenges since then have pushed […]
