Hull on Estates

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Noah Weisberg discuss the recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision of Keller v. Wilson, 2015 ONSC 6962, pertaining to applications for directions by Attorneys and passing of Attorney accounts pursuant to the Substitute Decisions Act.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Lisa Haseley discuss drafting and litigating no-contest clauses in Wills.

This week on Hull on Estate Jonathon Kappy and Lisa Haseley discuss the differences and implications of proving a will in common form and solemn form. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates David Morgan Smith and Doreen So discuss the Law Commission of Ontario’s Final Report on Simplified Procedures for Small Estates, which is also available online at http://www.lco-cdo.org/en/small-estates-final-report.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Nick Esterbauer discuss security bonds within the context of estate administration and guardianship of property, as well as certain situations in which security is typically required and applicants may request to dispense with the requirement to provide security

This week on Hull on Estate Jonathan Kappy and Lisa Haseley discuss Jenny Pho, Dale & Lessmann LLP’s paper Illiquid Estates and Other Solvency Issues presented at Probate Essentials 2015, pertaining to issues faced by an Estate Trustee when administering an illiquid or insolvent estate. Click here for more information on Jonathan Kappy.

This week on Hull on Estates Noah Weisberg and Natalia Angelini discuss P. Ann Lalonde’s contribution to the Key Developments in Estates and Trusts Law in Ontario (chapter 12), pertaining to variations of trusts and the steps and considerations involved in proceeding.

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Doreen So discuss purchase money resulting trusts and the Supreme Court of Canada Rascal decision.

This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Nick Esterbauer discuss avenues of support for common law spouses, including claims for survivor’s pensions and the related legislation and case law in Ontario.

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Josh Eisen discuss a private member’s bill that was recently voted down. Before its demise, Bill 120 had proposed a number of interesting changes to probate fees in Ontario, including a maximum fee and deductions for charitable bequests.