Estate Litigation

Estate Trustee Involvement

Thinking about death and dying is distressing and unpleasant for many people.  As such, it is not uncommon for individuals to delay or to refuse to make decisions about what will happen when they die.  Unfortunately, absent major advances in...

By Timothy J. Grieve of Merovitz Potechin LLP on Wednesday October 5, 2016.

Passing of Accounts: Request for Further Notice

In my last blog, Passing of Accounts: New Rules, I listed a number of changes to the Rules of Civil Procedure, affecting Applications to Pass Accounts. In this blog I would like to focus on one of these changes: the...

By Yasmin M. Vinograd of Merovitz Potechin LLP on Thursday January 28, 2016.

Passing of Accounts: New Rules

On January 1, 2016, a number of changes to the Rules of Civil Procedure came into force. Some of these changes affect the process of bringing and responding to an Application to Pass Accounts under Rule 74. 18. The changes...

By Yasmin M. Vinograd of Merovitz Potechin LLP on Thursday January 21, 2016.

Uh Oh! The Original Will is lost. What Now?

After a loved one passes away, amidst the grieving and sense of loss comes the unenviably task of finalizing your loved one's affairs and administering their estate. Depending on the estate and the people involved - this process will be...

By Merovitz Potechin on Tuesday June 30, 2015.

Common Law Partners in Estate Matters are not Treated the Same as Legally Married Spouses

A prevalent misconception is that common law spouses have the same rights as married spouses in estate matters. The reality is that they are not treated the same, especially with respect to issues relating to the division of property. In...

By Merovitz Potechin on Monday August 18, 2014.

Does a parent have a moral obligation to provide for his adult children in his/her will?

Albert Verch died in 2008. He left his entire estate, assessed at over $950,000, to his daughter-in-law. The daughter and Verch's son separated shortly after Verch's death. Verch's son and daughter were left out of the will. The children challenged...

By Timothy J. Grieve of Merovitz Potechin LLP on Monday August 4, 2014.