Protecting Your Estate
“Protecting Your Estate” for ING Direct, Toronto, Canada, May 26, 2011
Preparing for Joint Home Ownership
An increasing number of people are entering the housing market by buying jointly with a friend or relative. Families are also buying cottages or rental properties together. For many, it enables them to enter the market while prices are high and decreases the individual risk and day-to-day responsibility of such an investment. However, as has […]
Conflict Over Laying a Loved One to Rest
From time to time, family relationships are strained, if not destroyed, over how a deceased loved one is to be laid to rest. Where family members cannot come to agreement, the law indicates how this emotionally charged question will be resolved. In Canada, the Estate Trustee (Executor) has the right to possess and dispose of […]
Protecting Your Estate
“Protecting Your Estate” for Bridlewood Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Canada, April 9, 2011
Wills and Powers of Attorney
“Wills and Powers of Attorney” for the Canadian Federation of University Women, Newmarket, Canada, February 25, 2011
What If I Default On My Mortgage?
When you stop making regular mortgage payments to your lender, several events will inevitably happen. You will be assessed fees for late payments, your mortgage will fall into default, your credit rating will fall as the late or missed payments are reported to the credit bureaus and other lenders will be more hesitant to lend […]
Living Wills: Communicating Your Health Care Wishes
A “living will” is an expression used to describe a document containing a person’s medical care wishes should they become unable to communicate them due to incapacity. A living will clause is often contained in a Power of Attorney for Personal Care (POA PC) as the attorney must have regard to treatment wishes they are […]
Estate Planning for Pets
“Estate Planning for Pets” for Pet Fun Fest, Toronto, Canada, February 12, 2011
Protecting Your Estate
“Protecting Your Estate” for Bank of Montreal, Maple, Canada, January 18, 2011