Estate Administration
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When is a claim discovered for the purposes of a Will Challenge? Estates Law, capacity law, estate planning, estates planning, Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman & Deborah JorgensenIn Shannon v Hrabovsky, 2024 ONCA 120, the Court of Appeal upheld an important ruling about the discoverability principle as […]
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Where a will contains imprecise language, it may be rectified by the court Estate Law, estate planning, Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman & Deborah Jorgensen
Rectification of a Will In Ihnatowych Estate v. Ihnatowych, the testator left 10% of the residue of his estate to […]
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This case is a great example of how family law and estates law often overlap with one another Estate Litigation, Separation Agreement, Estate Law, Family Law & Estate Administration
In D’Onofrio v. Riley, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was tasked with determining several issues brought forward by an […]
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Litigants who pursue frivolous and vexatious lawsuits should beware Estates Law, Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman & Deborah Jorgensen
Litigants who pursue frivolous and vexatious lawsuits should beware: the Court has indicated that it can and will, in appropriate […]
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Trustees meant well, but were penalized for failing in their fiduciary duty Estates Law, Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Settled Intention, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman & Deborah Jorgensen
Benjamin Cochrane Trust (Re), 2023 ONCA 546, is a Court of Appeal decision that dealt with a passing of accounts […]
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The Court interprets its new powers to validate a Will Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Estates Law, wills & Estate Administration
Ontario’s Succession Law Reform Act (“SLRA”) was recently amended, and among other changes, now allows the Court to validate a […]
