Lawyer’s access to elderly client funds restricted after allegations of secret self-lending
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has intervened in a developing legal dispute involving allegations of financial misappropriation by a…
Category: Estate law
Will found invalid following battle over testamentary capacity
The legal standards surrounding a person’s ability to create a valid will have remained largely consistent for over a century…
Alberta Court of Appeal reverses order for land transfer in Scammell Family Trust dispute
The complexities of family estate planning and the broad powers granted to trustees have taken center stage in a recent…
Ontario court rules on sibling dispute over mother’s estate and forgery allegations
A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice serves as a stark reminder of how family discord can…
Successor trustee appointed over beneficiary’s conflict of interest objections following executor’s resignation
The administration of the Estate of Zelia Maria Andrade has moved into a new phase following a recent decision by…
Court confirms validity of will, dismisses separated spouse’s incapacity claims
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a self-represented applicant’s challenge to the validity of her deceased, separated spouse’s…
B.C. Appeal Court upholds brother’s removal as executor in family estate battle over delays and hostility
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Court of Appeal has affirmed a lower court’s decision to remove a man as the…
Estate trustee jailed for failing to account for minor children’s inheritance
TORONTO – An Ontario man who acted as the trustee for his mother’s estate has been sentenced to intermittent jail…
Son held mother’s house in trust, court denies his ownership claim
A contentious family dispute over a home in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario has been settled by the Superior Court of Justice,…
Judge defers six-figure costs claims in contentious family estate battle, citing prematurity
TORONTO – An Ontario Superior Court judge has declined to award over $200,000 in combined legal costs sought by the…