Tag: Estates

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.

Own Property in a Foreign Country? An International Will May Be an Option for You.

For a variety of reasons, it has become increasingly common today for people to own property in more than one country. Since laws between different countries can conflict, special care must be taken when preparing wills and planning for the...

By Merovitz Potechin on Saturday September 12, 2015.

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.

Mutual Wills

In most circumstances, a will is revocable by the testator provided he has the capacity to understand the changes he wants to be made. I say most circumstances because where there is a mutual agreement to dispose of property by...

By Merovitz Potechin on Wednesday January 28, 2015.