Hull on Estates

In today's podcast, Jonathon Kappy and Umair Abdul Qadir discuss the Honourable Justice McEwen's recent decision in Calderon Estate v Prince, 2017 ONSC 6584, on the issues of standing of a non-party and the application of the two-year limitation period under the Trustee Act. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

In today's podcast, Paul Trudelle and Sayuri Kagami discuss the court's reasons for finding that the presumption of revocation had been rebutted in Levitz v Hillel Lodge Long Term Care Foundation, 2017 ONSC 6253 where an original will was lost. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

In today's podcast, Natalia and Garrett discuss the court's reasons for declining to order a formal passing of accounts in the McLoughlin Estate decision

Today on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Doreen So discuss the issue of gifts that are made by way of a cheque in the context of the Court of Appeal's decision in Teixeira v. Markgraf Estate

Today on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Noah Weisberg discuss the use of discretionary trusts in the context of the payment of child support as raised in the decision of Borges v. Santos

This week on Hull on Estates, Ian M. Hull and Stuart Clark discusses the recent case of Stajduhar v. Wolfe, 2017 ONSC 4954, and whether two individuals need to live together to be considered spouses within the confines of Part V of the Succession Law Reform Act.

Today on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Rebecca Rauws discuss the decision in Sun Life v Nelson Estate, 2017 ONCA 4987, and beneficiary designations for insurance policies.

In this week's episode Paul Trudelle and Jonathon Kappy discuss a possible culture shift in the courts of probate, and the minimal evidentiary threshold required to proceed with a will challenge as articulated in Seepa v. Seepa, 2017 ONSC 5368. You can read more about this decision on our blog here.

Today on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Umair Abdul Qadir discuss vacant possession of real property belonging to an estate and the recent decision in Filippelli Estate v Filippelli, 2017 ONSC 4923. You can read more about this decision on our blog here. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

Today on Hull on Estates, Ian Hull and Noah Weisberg discuss quantum meruit claims and the decision in Tarantino v. Galvano