“Till Death Do Us Part – Hopefully”: Planning in Uncertain Times

“Till Death Do Us Part – Hopefully”: Planning in Uncertain Times by Lauren Blake

What Happens if I Die Without a Will?

http://leavealegacyvancouver.com/what-happens-if-i-die-without-a-will/?

Proactive Drafting Tips for Trusts in Family Law

Private: Andrea Frisby and Genevieve N. Taylor

  https://www.legacylawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/PBLI-2015-Proactive-Drafting-Tips-for-Trust-in-Family-Law.pdf

Planning for Children: Children’s Property and Status

Private: Andrea Frisby

  https://www.legacylawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/Planning-for-Children-Children_s-Property-and-Status-2.pdf

Current Approaches to Substituted Decision Making

Private: Andrea Frisby

  https://www.legacylawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/PBLI-2016-Current-Approaches-to-Substituted-Decision-Making-2.pdf

Without Bounds: Administration Issues for International Estates

Private: Andrea Frisby

  https://www.legacylawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/PBLI-2017-Without-Bounds-Administration-Issues-for-International-Estates.._-2-1.pdf  

Legal Considerations for Death and Incapacity

Genevieve N. Taylor and Christine M. Muckle

INTRODUCTION This paper identifies the building blocks of an estate plan that are necessary to ensure a client’s financial and health care wishes during life, as well as the disposition of his or her assets on death, are accomplished in a way that is…

To Be or Not To Be – The Executor: His Powers, Obligations and Liabilities

Genevieve N. Taylor and Christine M. Muckle

INTRODUCTION The position of executor brings with it incredible responsibility and serious potential for liability. Although the fees awarded for fulfilling the duties may seem generous, in all honesty, you are paid for what you get.   A person should…

Transfers and Joint Property Ownership under the Wills, Estates & Succession Act and the Family Law Act

Transfers and Joint Property Ownership under the Wills, Estates & Succession Act and the Family Law Act by Lauren Blake and Emma Ferguson

Taxable Dispositions and Deferrals

Genevieve N. Taylor

I. Overview In the course of an estate plan, the spectre of tax dispositions can cast a long shadow over otherwise desirable plans. Likewise, when administering an estate the deemed disposition triggered by death can create havoc for an estate’s…