Estate Administration

Failure to Engage and a “Scorched Earth” Approach Leads to Near-Full Indemnity Costs Estates Law, capacity law, wills, Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman & Deborah Jorgensen
Drennan v. Drennan, 2024 ONSC 3905, is an instance of a rare and significant costs award that almost entirely compensated […]
Have you considered what will happen when you pass away if you own a furry companion? Deborah Jorgensen, Estate Law, capacity law, power of attorney, estate planning, Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations, Child Support From An Estate, Areta Lloyd & Lisbeth Hollaman
Many people do not turn their minds to the fact that pets are legally considered property, and in a last […]
Non-Parties are often brought into estate litigation when litigants seek information in the non-party’s control Deborah Jorgensen, Estates Law, capacity law, Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Child Support From An Estate, Areta Lloyd & Lisbeth Hollaman
Bayliss v. Burnham, 2024 ONCA 464 (CanLII) Non-Parties such as financial institutions, corporations, or medical care providers are often […]
When is a claim discovered for the purposes of a Will Challenge? Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen, Estates Law, capacity law, estate planning, estates planning, Estate Administration, Estate Trustees & Estate Litigation
In Shannon v Hrabovsky, 2024 ONCA 120, the Court of Appeal upheld an important ruling about the discoverability principle as […]
Where a will contains imprecise language, it may be rectified by the court Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen, Estate Law, estate planning, Estate Administration & Will and Trust Interpretations
Rectification of a Will In Ihnatowych Estate v. Ihnatowych, the testator left 10% of the residue of his estate to […]
This case is a great example of how family law and estates law often overlap with one another Estate Law, Family Law, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation & Separation Agreement
In D’Onofrio v. Riley, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was tasked with determining several issues brought forward by an […]