The test for whether a person has the capacity to create a will is whether, at the time the will is executed, the person understands and...

Currently, experts estimate that there are approximately 5 billion dollars in forgotten assets in Canada. These are assets where the...

What happens if the estate trustees find out that the estate doesn't have sufficient assets to pay its creditors? Who gets paid first?...

If you are named as an estate trustee along with another more sophisticated, experienced individual you may not sit back and rely on...

What happens if you expect to inherit under an existing will but believe that the estate trustee will create problems. Are you required...

I have written before questioning whether being named as estate trustee is a headache or an honour. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/honour...

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision provides a cautionary tale for lawyers who provide estate planning and tax restructuring advice...

I have written before that being named an estate trustee might be more headache than honour. See: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/honour...

Almost everyone expects that, absent separation or estrangement, a married spouse is entitled to share in his or her deceased spouse's...

As first blush, it seems like an honour; the will of a friend or family member names you as estate trustee. The deceased has named you,...