Hull on Estates

This week on Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Megan Zanette discuss the benefits of incapacity planning, with a specific focus on Continuing Powers of Attorney for Property and the process and costs involved with Guardianship Applications.

This week on Hull on Estates, Sydney Osmar and Mark Lahn discuss highlights from the Ontario Bar Association's Elder Law Day 2024. Topics include collaborative law in estate litigation, caselaw updates, accommodating elderly clients, and the recent implementation of Bill 200, which impacts the registration of Notices of Security Interest. Referenced Blog: The Homeowner Protection Act, 2024: The Expiration of Notices of Security Interest

This week on Hull on Estates, Doreen So and Margarita Grup review the key developments and modernization initiatives that were outlined in the 2019-2023 report from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, including future initiatives for further digitalization of our system in an effort to improve access to justice.

This week on Hull on Estates, Stuart Clark and Doug Higgins review the powers and duties of attorneys for property and estate trustees with respect to dependant support obligations. Stuart and Doug discuss the different requirements of various Ontario legislation, including the Substitute Decisions Act, the Family Law Act and the Succession Law Reform Act, and the implications for decision-makers.

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Aaron Chan discuss a lawyer's responsibility to their clients in estate planning by examining the case of Black-Donaldson et al. v. The Estate of Helen Small, 2024 MBKB 56.

This week on the Hull on Estates Podcast, with Jonathon Kappy and Diana McBey discuss pets and estate administration. We discuss Carvalho v Verma, read more about the case here.

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