Notice to Creditors: Custom Template Feature
2020/01/23 | Last month at NoticeConnect we launched our Custom Template feature! This new feature allows users to customize and save their own Notice to Creditors template.
Practice Considerations: How to Avoid Solicitor Negligence
2020/01/21 | Negligence claims against estate practitioners have steadily increased. By following these simple best practice considerations avoid solicitor negligence.
Case Brief: Disinheriting your only living heir
2020/01/16 | In Re Vaudrey, 2019 ONSC 7551, the Superior Court of Justice considered a case where a deceased individual's only living heir was expressly disinherited by the will.
2020/01/07 | In this recent Alberta Court of Queen's Bench case, Much Estate, the executor was found to be personally responsible for paying a significant portion of the estate's tax liability.
Connecting the Canada Will Registry with Willful
2019/12/12 | The Canada Will Registry has partnered with Willful to make it easier for individuals to register their wills on the Canada Will Registry.
Case Comment: Slover v Rellinger 2019 ONSC 6497 on Testamentary Capacity & Undue Influence
2019/12/03 | In this lengthy (82 page) decision, Justice Sanfilippo addresses an estate dispute involving tense family relationships, complex estate planning documents, questions concerning testamentary capacity, undue influence, and the admissibility of a retrospective capacity assessment.
Case Brief - A disinherited granddaughter challenges two wills
2019/11/21 | In Balanko v. Logan De Chavez*, 2019 ABQB 860, the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta considered the case of a disinherited granddaughter who challenged two wills.
Q&A with Kavina Nagrani, JD, TEP
2019/11/19 | We caught up with estate lawyer and longtime NoticeConnect advisor Kavina Nagrani this month.
From the Sidelines to the Spotlight: The Sager Estate
2019/11/18 | Craig Sager was a longtime sideline reporter for Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association who passed away at the age of 65 after a two year battle with acute myeloid leukemia in 2016.
Case Brief: Holding up the administration of an estate
2019/10/24 | In Maloney v. Maloney, 2019 ONSC 5632, the Superior Court considered a motion related to an estate administration held up by a notice of objection.
