Estate Law
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The importance of limitation periods in estate litigation: Balancing Interests Years After the Fact Estate Law, capacity law, Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman & Deborah JorgensenTessaro v. Gora, 2025 ONSC 198: Balancing Interests Years After the Fact We have discussed the importance of limitation periods […]
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Part 1: Review the Court’s guidance on the content of affidavits and the Court’s discretion to strike portions of affidavits. Estate Law, capacity law, estate planning, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman & Deborah JorgensenLa Calamita v. La Calamita, 2024 ONSC 4219 (CanLII) This is the first of three posts on La Calamita v. […]
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Have you considered what will happen when you pass away if you own a furry companion? Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen, Estate Law, capacity law, power of attorney, estate planning, Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations & Child Support From An EstateMany people do not turn their minds to the fact that pets are legally considered property, and in a last […]
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Where a will contains imprecise language, it may be rectified by the court Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen, Estate Law, estate planning, Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations & Estate LitigationRectification 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 Law, Family Law, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation & Separation AgreementIn D’Onofrio v. Riley, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was tasked with determining several issues brought forward by an […]
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Digital Assets wills, Estate Law & power of attorneyDigital assets are a relatively newer classification of assets but because of the increasingly important and pervasive role technology plays […]