Estate Litigation
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Non-Parties are often brought into estate litigation when litigants seek information in the non-party’s control Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Child Support From An Estate, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen, Estates Law & capacity lawBayliss 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? estate planning, estates planning, Estate Administration, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen, Estates Law & capacity law
In 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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Litigation Conduct and Costs Lisbeth Hollaman, Estates Law, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation & Areta Lloyd
Litigants who seek to bring unnecessary and vexatious lawsuits, and who fail to concede obvious points, should be cautious – […]
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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 Agreement
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 Deborah Jorgensen, Estates Law, Estate Administration, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd & Lisbeth Hollaman
Litigants who pursue frivolous and vexatious lawsuits should beware: the Court has indicated that it can and will, in appropriate […]
