Certificate of Appointment & Probate

Trusts, Trustees and Estate Planning

What is a Trust?The word “trust” has not been defined in the Income Tax Act (ITA), nor is there any definitive guideline to establish whether or not a...

Keeping your Trusts Clean

Cleansing Tainted TrustsA qualifying spousal trust could inadvertently lose its special status by inadvertently putting capital in the hands of persons other than the spouse. In such situations,...

ESTATE TRUSTEE: FREE RADICAL OR LOOSE CANNON?

Having known that the estate trustee authorized by the will is like a free radical (definition: a chemical ion free to do anything), it remains to...

ESTATE LITIGATION: Battle of the Wills

With the Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee already in the hands of the supporter, the proceedings to challenge a will cannot be commenced by filing...

ESTATE LITIGATION: Overturning the last Will & Testament of a deceased!

When someone seeks to overturn the last will and testament of a deceased, the proceeding is known as a challenge to a will. Generally, the validity...

ESTATE ADMINISTRATION: Why, and what is done once someone passes?

In law, an estate can be defined as the personal, real, tangible and intangible property of an individual along with things of value to which the person (now dead)...

WILLS & ESTATES: What Every Person Should Know!

The difference faced by a person selling life insurance and someone intending to make a will is similar to a great extent. The former has to...