Wills: Do We Need Them?
A short story that shows the importance of making a will.
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A short story that shows the importance of making a will.
Suggestions for making gifts to many people, like a coach who left $200 to each of his former players.
Principles to be taken from the first two cases decided under s. 58 of WESA.
Bill C-43 implements tax amendments regarding testamentary trusts and donation tax credits.
Court uses new WESA provision to proivde flexibility in relation to formal requirements of wills.
BC government publishes a comprehensive guide to help start your advance health care plan.
Changes provide flexibility so that charitable donation tax credits can be used by the deceased or the deceased’s estate.
Recent case illustrates the challenges that can arise when more than one person is appointed.
Detroying true copy does not revoke will when original known to be safe elsewhere.
WESA abolishes presumption that older person dies first when sequence of death cannot be determined
Joint tenancies can be convenient and economical, but are not without their difficulties
Under WESA, beneficiaries can receive the equivalent value of gifts that have been transferred away by a representative