Estate Disputes Over Joint Accounts
Disputes over joint accounts are becoming increasingly common in estate litigation cases. They generally involve the situation where the deceased depositor or owner of the funds had gratuitously added the name of one or more other persons to the account, thereby creating a joint account. In contrast, it does not involve the situation where the […]
Dependant Support Claims for Broken or Unwed Families
Ontario legislation enables dependants of a deceased person who have been inadequately provided for by the deceased, to apply to the court for support out of the deceased’s estate, regardless of whether the deceased died with or without a will. Under the legislation, the dependant is a spouse, parent, child, brother or sister to whom […]
Plan to Give
Canadians generously give to charitable and not-for-profit causes for many reasons. For example, some: feel compassion for others’ needs; are moved to give to a cause in which they believe; have a friend or loved one who has been affected by a situation for which there is organizational support; or fulfill religious obligations or beliefs. […]
Are Our Dearly Departed in the Way?
That`s what complaints from Mount Pleasant neighbours crying out for crematoriums to be 300 meters away from residences seem to be suggesting or even outright saying; but perhaps this is an overly simplistic summation of what some consider to be a serious controversy. Apparently, at the root of the complaints are health concerns about crematoriums’ […]
Extravagant Funeral or Frugal Tombstone?: How Lifestyle Follows You To The Grave
Just how extravagant should a deceased person`s funeral and final resting place be? This issue repeatedly surfaces each time the cycle of life brings death within our midst. Despite the existence of some fundamental rules of law, there are some twists and turns that unfold from time to time… First, the executor of the deceased`s […]