March 27, 2018

What happens when a common law partner dies without a will?

The statutory framework which governs dependants relief is set out in Part V of the Succession Law Reform Act, entitled “Support of Dependants,” at ss. 57 to 79. Section 58(1) of the Succession Law Reform […]
March 25, 2018

Intestate Succession

When a person dies without a valid will, a person is considered to have passed away “intestate”, in this situation the Ontario’s Succession Law Reform Act sets out how the estate […]
March 23, 2018

Trustee’s Obligation to Account to Beneficiaries

Many complaints made about persons responsible for the administration of estates arise out of the failure of trustees to give a proper accounting for what they have done to the […]