There is a general belief that separation agreements promote finality between a divorcing couple and allow both parties to move on. ...

Sometimes a well-meaning (or not-so-well-meaning) estate trustee will try to circumvent the formal requirement of passing the estate's...

I have previously written that accepting the role of estate trustee can be more headache than honour. This is especially true when the...

A recent Ontario Superior Court decision illustrates that if you delay in bringing a claim against an estate, asserting that you were a...

What happens if you are named in a will as the recipient of something but you do not want it, or, you want someone else to receive it. ...

One of the most awkward questions I am asked following the death of a loved one, is how long a beneficiary has to wait before s/he gets...

Most Wills names a specific person, or persons, to be the executor(s) or estate trustees of the estate. If a beneficiary does not...

Many wills contain a clause that allows an executor to make investments in his or her sole discretion and simultaneously absolves the...

Being an estate trustee can be much more of a headache than a honour. I have written before that if you accept the responsibility of...

A testator (person making a will) is expected to make adequate provision to support any of his or her dependents when drafting a will. ...