Estate Litigation Blog

The Family Cottage

by Elizabeth Bozek, Published: February 17, 2012

Tags: estates,  felice kirsh,  trusts and estates toronto,  trusts

Felice Kirsh was quoted in an article by Gretchen Drummie entitled "Will Power - Problems can arise over who gets the family cottage", that was included in the 2012 Legal Resource Guide, published in January 2012 by the publishers of Canadian Lawyer magazine. One issue that she notes is that lawyers are increasingly suggesting that parents have a family meeting to discuss how the family cottage will be divided in their estate plan, as the family cottage is a source of a great deal of conflict in estate litigation. 

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How to be a good client

by Elizabeth Bozek, Published: February 13, 2012

Tags: trusts,  trusts and estates toronto,  estates,  felice kirsh

Felice Kirsh can be seen providing advice on how to be a good client and have the best relationship possible with your estate litigation lawyer on AdvocateDailyTV. Her tips include:

• The client should be organized. At the initial consult meeting, the client should start from the beginning and provide the lawyer with a general overview of the facts. It is especially helpful when the client brings a chronology of the facts, a family tree and/or the court documents. These documents help the lawyer understand the facts and legal issues, and what they can do to help the client.
• The client should be receptive to the lawyer's advice.
• The client should understand that there are good and bad aspects of his or her case. 

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Trust Company Best Practices

by Jovan Cvejic, Published: January 26, 2012

Tags: felice kirsh,  trusts,  estates,  trusts and estates toronto

On January 24, 2012, Felice Kirsh made a presentation on "Trust Company Best Practicies - How to Manage Client Expectations & Reduce Risk" at CIBC Trust. 

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Guardianship applications under the SLRA

by Elizabeth Bozek, Published: January 12, 2012

Tags: trusts and estates toronto,  estates,  guardianships,  sender tator

Sender Tator will be presenting a paper at the seminar “  The Annotated Guardianship Application 2012", hosted by the Law Society of Upper Canada on April 24, 2012 at the Donald Lamont Learning Centre, located at 130 Queen St. W. (Law Society of Upper Canada).  His presentation will be on guardianship applications brought under the Succession Law Reform Act.

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Happy Holidays!

by Elizabeth Bozek, Published: December 26, 2011

Tags: estates,  trusts,  trusts and estates toronto

Our office is closed for the holidays and will re-open on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. We wish you and your family a very happy holiday season!

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Dinner with your Honourable Estates List Judges

by Elizabeth Bozek, Published: November 16, 2011

Tags: estates list,  trusts and estates toronto

Sender Tator will be chairing the Dinner with your Honourable Estates List Judges, which will be presented by the Ontario Bar Association on April 24, 2012 at the OBA Conference Centre in Toronto. The Dinner is part of the OBA Trusts & Estates Law Passport series, and is always an interesting evening where the Judges from the Toronto Estates List discuss procedural issues and recent cases in the areas of estate and mental incompetency litigation.

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14th Annual Estates & Trusts Summit

by Elizabeth Bozek, Published: November 10, 2011

Tags: trusts and estates toronto,  will challenge,  estates,  testamentary capacity,  trusts

Felice Kirsh and Elizabeth Bozek presented a paper entitled "Revisiting Testamentary Capacity" at the 14th Annual Estates and Trusts Summit, hosted by the Law Society of Upper Canada, on November 9, 2011. The Summit was, as always, well attended with many interesting presentations.

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Disinheriting the "Black Sheep"

by Jovan Cvejic, Published: September 29, 2011

Tags: will challenge,  estates,  trusts,  trusts and estates toronto

Sandra R. Schnurr wrote a helpful Letter to the Editor of the Globe and Mail in response to an article published September 20, 2011, entitled "Baa Baa Black Sheep, Are You In The Will?" 

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Brian Schnurr and Felice Kirsh named to Best Lawyers 2012

by Elizabeth Bozek, Published: September 28, 2011

Tags: brian a. schnurr,  felice c. kirsh,  best lawyers

Brian A. Schnurr and Felice C. Kirsh were recently recognized by their peers as two of the Best Lawyers in Canada for the year 2012 in the "Best Lawyers in Canada" survey for the specialty area of Trusts and Estates.

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Preliminary Considerations in Dependant Support Applications

by Elizabeth Bozek, Published: August 23, 2011

Tags: trusts and estate toronto

Jordan Oelbaum will be presenting a paper at the seminar "The Dependant's Support Application: from Notice of Application to Trial", hosted by the Ontario Bar Association on September 27, 2011 at the OBA Conference Centre. His paper will focus on preliminary considerations in bringing a dependant's support claim, including conflict issues, the retainer, limitation periods, and other initial steps and considerations.

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"Diminished Capacity" vs "Lack of Capacity"

by Elizabeth Bozek, Published: July 20, 2011

Tags: estates,  trusts,  will challenge,  testamentary capacity

Brian Schnurr and Felice Kirsh will be presenting a paper at the 14th Annual Estates and Trusts Summit hosted by the Law Society of Upper Canada. Their paper will examine why testamentary capacity should be assessed as existing on a spectrum rather than there being a threshold, and how context can impact a finding of testamentary capacity.

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Dependant support obligations for common-law spouses

by Elizabeth Bozek, Published: May 27, 2011

Tags: trust and estates toronto

In the May 2011 edition of Deadbeat, the newsletter of the Ontario Bar Association Trusts and Estates section, is an article by Elizabeth Bozek on Su v. Lam, ONSC 1086 (CanLII).

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How to choose an Estate Trustee

by Site Admin, Published: May 27, 2011

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The Toronto Star posted a helpful article on what should be taken into consideration in choosing an Estate Trustee.

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Best Lawyers Awards Brian A. Schnurr 2011 Lawyer of the Year, Trust and Estates - Toronto

by Site Admin, Published: April 23, 2010

Tags: best lawyers award,  brian a. schnurr

Brian A. Schnurr has been designated as 2011 Best Lawyers, Trust and Estates - Toronto. Only a single lawyer in each practice area is awarded this honour.
 

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