This Week on Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Darien Murray discuss costs consequences in estate litigation. They consider the modern approach to costs and review a recent example of its application in the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Westover Estate v Jolicouer, 2024 ONCA 81. https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2024/2024onca81/2024onca81.html?autocompleteStr=Westover%20Estate%20v.%20Jolicouer&autocompletePos=2&resultId=8d5e3e2b810c471f9bdb37182389c531&searchId=2024-04-10T09:53:43:152/99a32f76400641dabf3236513258ef22

This week on Hull on Estates, Doreen So and Kiran Sanghera discuss Will Challenges and the case of Roe v Roe. Links: Insane Delusion https://hullandhull.com/Knowledge/2017/03/insane-delusions/ Banton v. Banton, 1998 CanLII 14926 (ON SC) https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/1998/1998canlii14926/1998canlii14926.html?autocompleteStr=banton%20&autocompletePos=1 Tate v. Gueguegirre https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onscdc/doc/2015/2015onsc844/2015onsc844.html The Challenge of Appealing a Will Challenge https://hullandhull.com/Knowledge/2024/03/the-challenge-of-appealing-a-will-challenge/

On this week's episode of Hull on Estates, Stuart Clark and James Macfarlane have a follow-up discussion on Stuart's recent blog post about Estate Freezes and Net Family Property Equalization. Cases discussed: Stone v. Stone, 2001 CanLII 24110 (ON CA) Reisman v. Reisman, 2014 ONCA 109 (CanLII)

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Haley Daniel discuss the retraction of renunciation of appointment as estate trustee. They analyze two recent court decisions Hunt v Hunt and Soo Estate and how this may impact the ability to retract a renunciation. Links: Blog: https://hullandhull.com/Knowledge/2024/02/retracting-a-renunciation/ Hunt v Hunt: https://www.canlii.org/en/sk/skkb/doc/2023/2023skkb190/2023skkb190.html Soo Estate: https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2023/2023bcsc762/2023bcsc762.html

This week on the podcast Jonathon Kappy and Geoffrey Sculthorpe discuss the The Absentees Act and how it impacts the case for Grover v Vaid, 2023 ONSC 5931. Research Links: Case: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2023/2023onsc5931/2023onsc5931.html?autocompleteStr=Grover%20v.%20Vaid&autocompletePos=1&resultId=307d90cd9b04431ba1650ba2ad30b978&searchId=048cb512baac4e59957030ef8f58b441 Absentees Act: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90a03 Declarations of Death Act: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/02d14

This week on Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Doug Higgins review the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in McGoey (Re), 2019 ONSC 80. Through this unique case and its interesting evidentiary issue, Nick and Doug discuss the concept of a "sham" trust, and the principles applied by Ontario courts in evaluating a purported settlor's intention to settle a valid trust. McGoey (Re), 2019 ONSC 80 (CanLII) https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2019/2019onsc80/2019onsc80.html

This week on the podcast, Natalia Angelini and Diana McBey discuss a case from British Columbia, Bautista v Gutkowski Estate, 2023 BCSC 1485. In a pivotal decision, the BC Court of Appeal varied a will in favor of an estranged son, recognizing the testator's moral obligation. The case of Bautista v Gutkowski Estate reiterates the significance of moral duties in estate planning, especially towards one's children. Contact Us: [email protected]

This week on Hull on Estates, Stuart Clark and Aaron Chan discuss a child's obligation to support their parents under s. 32 of the Family Law Act. Links to the cases that were talked about are: L.F.D. v. X. https://www.canlii.org/en/on/oncj/doc/2016/2016oncj878/2016oncj878.html Stravino v. Buttinelli https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2018/2018onsc1041/2018onsc1041.html Godwin v. Bolsco https://www.canlii.org/en/on/oncj/doc/1993/1993canlii9312/1993canlii9312.html Dragulin v. Dragulin https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/1998/1998canlii19365/1998canlii19365.html Parental Support – A child's obligation to support their parents https://hullandhull.com/Knowledge/2023/11/parental-support-a-childs-obligation-to-support-their-parents/ Contact Us: [email protected]

In today's podcast, Natalia Angelini and Sydney Osmar discuss the recent news cycle involving an 80 year old billionaire who is apparently in the midst of a succession plan which includes adopting his 51 year old gardener. Natalia and Sydney discuss their love of Hermes and what the legal test and implications of adult adoption look like in Ontario. Contact Us: [email protected]

This week on Hull on Estates, Jonathon Kappy and Margarita Grup​​, discuss two cases dealing with the appointments of Estate Trustees during litigation with two different outcomes. We explore the topic of when and where it is appropriate to appoint an ETDL and some of the consequences that could occur during the process. Mayer v Rubin, 2017 ONSC 3498 https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2017/2017onsc3498/2017onsc3498.html Armstrong v Laviolette, 2023 ONSC 6783 https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2023/2023onsc6783/2023onsc6783.html?autocompleteStr=Armstrong%20v%20Laviolette%2C%202023%20ONSC%206783&autocompletePos=1