In most litigation situations the client controls the proceeding while receiving advice and recommendations through the client’s lawyer. When a client is incapable of providing instructions […]
What is a Litigation Guardian? Read More
If you want your family law or estate litigation dispute resolved, then mediation can be a fast, cost effective and creative way to do so.
Evaluative or Interest Based Mediation Read More
Many legal challenges to the validity of the will involve an allegation that there were “suspicious circumstances” surrounding the drafting and execution of the will.
Suspicious Circumstances Surrounding the Drafting and Execution of the Will Read More
The price of houses across Canada has seen exponential growth in recent years. For many young adults the only way to purchase a home is
The Pitfalls in Helping to Purchase the First Home Read More
Section 37 of the Trustee act provides the court with the authority to remove an executor/estate trustee from his/her position in the estate. In either
Removal of an Executor/Estate Trustee Read More
Bill 245, which received royal assent last month, includes changes within the acts governing wills, powers of attorney and intestacy. Bill 245 allows for permanent
Bill 245: Marriage No Longer Revokes a Will and Other Updates Read More
When couples are in a common-law relationship and one of the common law spouses dies, the Succession Law Reform Act authorizes the surviving spouse to
When is a Relationship Akin to a Marriage? Read More
Family law lawyers know that the many members of the general public believe that they can become spouses and then entitled to all the same
When Do You Become a Spouse Under The Family Law Act? Read More
It is not uncommon for a parent to place a child as a joint owner on the parent’s bank accounts in order for that child
New Spin on the Effect of Joint Owner Survivorship. Read More
