Estate Trustees

Featured Article Dickson Appell Lawyers Voted as Some of Toronto’s Top Family Law & Divorce Lawyers The Estate of WRW v. GH et al., 2024 ONSC 4190 When William died in July 2021 at the age […] Keep Reading

This case is a valuable reminder of the evidence courts will require when donative intent is alleged or challenged

This case is a valuable reminder of the evidence courts will require when donative intent is alleged or challenged Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Shruthi Raman, Estate Law, capacity law, estate planning, Estate Administration & Will and Trust Interpretations
The Estate of WRW v. GH et al., 2024 ONSC 4190 When William died in July 2021 at the age […]
Modern Estate Planning and the Validity of Electronic Wills Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen, capacity law, power of attorney, wills, estate planning & estates planning
The Ontario court’s decision in Gebremariam v. Menghesha, 2026 ONSC 545, clarifies the interaction between the Succession Law Reform Act […]
Respecting Autonomy and Family Contact Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen, Estate Law, estate planning & Estate Administration
Orr v Orr, 2025 ONSC 4986 Mr. William “Bill” Orr, age 82, is a man living in a secure ward […]
Part 3: The Trustee Act provides legislative authority for a Court to remove a trustee capacity law, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Child Support From An Estate, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen & Estates Law
The matter involved a dispute primarily between two children of the deceased, Leonard La Calamita (who died in 2018): James […]
Part 2: Principles of will interpretation Estates Law, capacity law, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees, Estate Litigation, Areta Lloyd, Lisbeth Hollaman & Deborah Jorgensen
As we noted in our first post, in La Calamita v. La Calamita, three children, John, Nadine, and Diane La […]
Part 1: Review the Court’s guidance on the content of affidavits and the Court’s discretion to strike portions of affidavits. Lisbeth Hollaman, Deborah Jorgensen, Estate Law, capacity law, estate planning, Will and Trust Interpretations, Estate Trustees & Areta Lloyd
La Calamita v. La Calamita, 2024 ONSC 4219 (CanLII) This is the first of three posts on La Calamita v. […]