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What can you do when your loved one doesn’t provide for you in their Will?
Did you know that, in certain circumstances, if your loved one doesn’t provide for you in their Will, you can make what is called a “Dependant Support Claim” against their estate? This is an exception to what is known as...
Effective January 1, 2022: Changes Improving Access to Justice in Estate Matters
Further to our Estate Litigation blog posts on March 23, 2021, and May 6, 2021, outlining the steps that the Ontario government was taking to improve access to justice in estate matters, the Lieutenant Governor has proclaimed that the Schedule...
Update on Improving Access to Justice in Estate Matters
Updated post - June 29, 2021 Effective January 1, 2022: Changes Improving Access to Justice in Estate Matters Further to our post on March 23, 2021, outlining the steps the Ontario government was taking to improve access to justice in...
Mitchell Besner joins Merovitz Potechin LLP
Merovitz Potechin LLP is thrilled to announce that Mitchell Besner has joined the partnership as head of the Business Law and Wills and Estates Groups as of March 1, 2021. With over 30 years of experience in practice, Mitch has...
Show me the Money! A Beneficiary’s Guide to a Passing of Accounts
Are you concerned about how an estate trustee is managing the estate or trust of a loved one? You may be able to compel an accounting detailing the administration of that estate or trust by making an application to the...
