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Past issues archive
April 2012
How Does the Court Interpret An Unclear Will?
Can an Executor be Required to Fight a Wills Variation Claim?
March 2012
A New Incapacity Planning Tool: The Advance Directive
Availability of Estate Planning Tools Confirmed by Court of Appeal
September 2011
New Insurance Product for Lay Executors
Legislative Changes Impact Incapacity Planning
July 2011
Court's Discretion to Correct Wills Enhanced Under New Act
Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Unjust Enrichment Principles
November 2010
Avoiding Wills Variation Claims: How Far is Too Far?
Spousal Transfer can Lead to Tax Pitfall
May 2010
Knowing and Approving the Contents of a Will: The Applicable Burden of Proof
Picketts v. Hall - Trial Judge Overturned by Court of Appeal, Leave to Appeal to SCC Denied
March 2009
Providing Notice to Estranged Beneficiaries
Powers of an Executor to Shorten Limitation Periods
Alter Ego and Joint Spousal Trusts: 10 Years On
July 2008
Common Law Partnership for Income Tax and Estate
Courts Weigh in on Who is a Common Law Spouse
Case Comment: Picketts v. Hall Estate
May 2008
Domicile of Origin vs Domicile of Choice
Introducing the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)
November 2007
Trust and Estate Distributions to Non-Resident Beneficiates
Duties and Responsibilities of Lawyers When Retaining Clients' Wills for Safekeeping
April 2007
Estate Planning With Eligible Dividends
Tax Treatment of Legal and Accounting Fees Incurred in the Administration of Estates
Settlements as Divisible Matrimonial Property
April 2006
Estate Freezes and Matrimonial Claims
Wills Variation Act Declarations: Chicken Soup for the Will
The Case for Private Care Agreements
December 2005
Post Death Tax Planning Under the Wills Variation Act
Abatement - When There's Not Enough to Go Around
General Anti-Avoidance Rule (The "GARR")
April 2004
Trust Documents: Privacy vs. Disclosure
Making the Break - Planning for Your Departure from Canada
July 2003
RRSP and RRIP Funded Trusts: Wise Planning
Important Case Update: Designating a Beneficiary Under an RRSP
Melting and Thawing the Frozen Estate: Cold and Determined
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