Hull on Estates

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Rick Bickhram talk about a recent decision where the court awarded dependent support to two dependents of the deceased. For more information on the case discussed during this podcast the citation is Blair v. Cooke, 2011 ONSC 498.

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Sharon Davis discuss filial responsibility or parental support. Specifically they talk about Sections 32 of the Family Law Act which discusses the obligation of a child to support a parent.

This week on Hull on Estates, Nadia Harasymowycz and Craig Vander Zee discuss the Hull and Hull LLP breakfast series that was held on January 13, 2010. This breakfast series was accredited by the Law Society for professionalism requirements and continuing professionalism.

This week on Hull on Estates, Nadia Harasymowycz and David Smith discuss the subset of a dependent support claim, which is a claim that is advanced by an estranged spouse. For more information on this topic, please see the article in the December issue of The Probater entitled “When is Dependant’s Support Paid to an Estranged Spouse?” by David Smith.

This week on Hull on Estates, Julia Evans and Craig Vander Zee discuss the upcoming New Year and what one can do in respect to estate plans, such as Wills and power of attorneys.

This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Rick Bickhram discuss a recent case out of the B.C. Supreme Court that applies the mutual Wills doctrine and discusses what Will be needed in order to find a mutual Wills agreement.

This week on Hull on Estates, Nadia Harasymowycz and Natalia Angelini discuss preparing for trial, specifically when doing a Will challenge. If you have any comments, send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment on our blog.

This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Julia Evans discuss remedies for breach of fiduciary duty by attorneys for property acting on behalf of their incapable grantors.