This week on Hull on Estates, David M. Smith and Stuart Clark discuss the recent Macleans cover story “The Inheritance Wars”, and the general trends in estate litigation.

This week on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Andrea Buncic discuss the recent decision of Moore v. Gatahun, 2015 ONCA 55, and counsels' permissible communications with expert witnesses and disclosure obligations of prior draft expert reports. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Josh Eisen discuss some issues that can arise in equalization of net family property under the Family Law Act and why it might not be appropriate to elect in favour of equalization even when the spouse receives nothing under the will. 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 Smith and Nick Esterbauer discuss digital legacies and recent developments in social media that may assist not only in sharing digital information and assets with surviving family members or friends, but also in continuing an online presence after death. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

Today on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Josh Eisen look at a recent case addressing the requirements under the Substitute Decisions Act for resigning as an attorney under a power of attorney for property and for personal care. In Balacko v. Chepil-Coyle, 2014 ONSC 6931, the Court considered the effectiveness of a disputed resignation where the attorneys imposed a condition that had not been satisfied.

Today on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Noah Weisberg discuss administration and accounting obligations with respect to digital assets and digital accounts. Although much attention of late has been targeted towards the gathering of these assets, and the determination of the rightful owner, attention must also turn to the inclusion of these assets in administration and accounting. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

Today on Hull on Estates, Andrea Buncic and Paul Trudelle discuss the recent Superior Court of Justice decision De Cruz Lee v. Lee, 2015 ONSC 2012, and in particular the Costs Endorsement of the Hon. Justice Skarica released recently on March 27, 2015. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog page.

This week on Hull on Estates, Moira Visoiu and Josh Eisen discuss a recent article published in the Law Times describing the trend toward the use of advanced computing technology to answer difficult legal questions and how this might be applicable in the context of estate litigation. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Stuart Clark discuss the recent article from Precedent Magazine outlining the growth of legal services (including estate planning) being offered at locations such as Walmart. Natalia and Stuart also continue the conversation which we have recently been having on our blog regarding the potential positives and negatives of these kinds of services. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog page.

This week on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Doreen So discuss the 411 on Saunders v. Vautier and the jurisdiction of the Court to order a capacity assessment under the Substitute Decisions Act, as well as the Courts of Justice Act in the context of the recent Justice Himel decision in Stoor v. Stoor Estate. Should you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog page.