Cross-border challenges in estate planning
Moving to a new country is always challenging. For newcomers to Canada, adjusting to new legal rules can pose its own challenge.
Learning from experience
Moving to a new country is always challenging. For newcomers to Canada, adjusting to new legal rules can pose its own challenge.
I talk to people about incapacity a lot. Often I will recommend they get a power of attorney and a representation agreement. This advice is pretty common online and elsewhere – and it’s good advice.
Blended families, where one or both spouses have children from previous relationships, bring unique challenges to estate planning.
Estate planning is about securing the financial future of your loved ones and part of that is minimizing tax when possible (and legal).
Creating a will is not the most exciting task, but the peace of mind it can bring to your family is vital.
In estate planning, the vast majority of people are familiar with wills and most are familiar with powers of attorney. Yet, documents related to health often go forgotten.
Today, on our legal knowledge blog, comes a story of estate hijinks and will-writing woes. We’re going to dive into the world of estate planning gone wrong.
If you run a business, you have people that rely on you: not just your family, but also your employees and your customers.
Estate planning is crucial to ensure your assets continue on to your chosen beneficiaries and that arrangements are made to care for your children if you die. For new Canadians living in British Columbia, this process can be even more complicated.
Losing a loved one is often a painful and challenging experience. Dealing with the legal implications of their passing can add immense stress to the situation. This is particularly the case when the person who passed away has no will, a situation called intestacy.