Listen to Passing of Accounts
This week on Hull on Estates, Diane Vieira and Craig Vander Zee talk about how to avoid conflict during the passing of accounts.
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Listen to Dependency and Undue Influence
This week on Hull on Estates, Diane Vieira and Paul Trudelle discuss dependency and undue influence in the case of Bale vs. Bale. This topic is also discussed by Paul Trudelle in his blog post:
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Continue Reading...Listen to Alter Ego Trusts.
This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia and Chris discuss what Alter Ego Trusts are and the pros and cons of using Alter Ego Trusts.
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Listen to Expert Witnesses and Expert Reports (The Cross Examination).
This week on Hull on Estates, Diane and Craig discuss what to consider when dealing with experts and expert reports in cross examination.
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Listen to Sham and Secret Trusts.
This week on Hull on estates, Ian and Suzana discuss Sham and Secret Trusts.
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Listen to Delay in the Granting of Probate.
This week on Hull on Estates, David and Sarah discuss issues that cause delay in the granting of probate.
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Continue Reading...Listen to Madore-Ogilvie vs. Ogilvie Estate.
This week on Hull on Estates, Rick and Sean discuss the case of Madore-Ogilvie vs. Ogilvie Estate which was recently featured in the CCH periodical Will Power.
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Continue Reading...There are several interesting OBA continuing legal education (CLE) events in the Trusts & Estates Section in the next two weeks.
One is a luncheon program on March 25, 2008 commencing at noon addressing the topic of Power of Attorney Fraud. This program promises to discuss this escalating problem, some recent developments in criminal fraud proceedings, and how careful and creative planning with respect to Power of Attorney documents can help avoid family conflicts as well as costly and senseless litigation.
The speakers and panel slated include several lawyers, a forensic accountant and a detective from the Hamilton Police Service, Crimes Against Seniors Unit.
The other event is a half day program on April 2, 2008 commencing at 9:00 a.m. This program looks at the latest trends which counsel are seeing in the areas of estate planning, administration, litigation, and passing of accounts as well as trust and charity law.
Topics include: The Future of Mediation: Thinking Outside the Box, The Liability of the Passive Estate Trustee – The Hidden Danger, The Limits and Limitations to a Beneficiary’s Recourse Before and After a Judgment Passing Accounts, Developments in Estate Planning, Guardianships and Settlements of Personal Injury Litigation, View from the Bench and Emerging Trends Outside Toronto.
The Chairs of this program are Justin de Vries and Eric Hoffstein.
Both programs are being held at the OBA Conference Centre, 20 Toronto Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto. Information on each program can be found on the OBA’s website www.oba.org/.
Have a great day.
Craig.
Listen to the deemed undertaking rule.
This week on Hull on Estates, Paul and Allan discuss the deemed undertaking rule and its application to estate matters.
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Continue Reading...Listen to Assisted Reproductive Technology and Succession Law
In this episode of Hull on Estates, Megan Connolly and Rick Bickhram discuss some interesting legal issues that surround assisted reproductive technology and succession law.
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Continue Reading...Listen to Trustees' Rights to Indemnification.
This week on Hull on Estates, Suzana and Ian celebrate the 100th episode of Hull on Estates with the first part of a two episode discussion on a trustee's right to indemnification.
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Listen to A Continuation of Experts in the Context of Estates.
This week on Hull on Estates, Craig and Diane continue the discussion regarding experts in the context of estates. The conversation touches primarily on choosing the expert and considerations for the report.
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Continue Reading...Listen to Accounting Procedure Available Under the Substitution Decisions Act.
This week on Hull on Estates, Rick and David discuss procedure under the Substitution Decisions Act and review executor and attorney obligations as well as specific procedures permitting someone to compel an accounting.
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listen to The Ontario Civil Justice Reform Project
This week on Hull on Estates, Chris and Justin discuss the Ontario Civil Justice Reform Project and the steps being taken by Mr. Justice Colter Osbourne and Attorney General Michael Bryant.
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Continue Reading...Listen to The Family Conference
This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia and Allan discuss the Family Conference.
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Listen to Tips and Trips in Drafting.
This week on Hull on Estates, Suzana and Ian discuss tips and traps in the drafting of wills.
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Continue Reading...Listen to Experts in Estate Matters.
This week on Hull on Estates, Craig Vander Zee and Sarah Fitzpatrick discuss expert evidence in estate matters. In this episode they outline circumstances when one should use expert evidence, different types of experts, timing of reports, limitations of experts and the court appointed expert.
Continue Reading...Listen to Karkus v. Cotroneo 2007
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Listen to Proprietary Estoppel
This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Rick Bickhram discuss proprietary estoppel.
Continue Reading...Listen to Consent Orders
This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Christopher Graham discuss what to consider as a lawyer seeking an order on consent.
Continue Reading...Listen to Estate Assets
This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Sean Graham discuss issues that surround estate assets. The value of some assets are not always determined by their financial value and the value of other assets may change dramatically over time.
Continue Reading...Listen to Probate Issues and Requirements
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Listen to Preparing for Trials in the Context of Contested Passing of Accounts
In this podcast, Craig Vander Zee and Paul Trudelle discuss trial preparation considerations in the context of a contested passing of accounts.
Listen to The Lesser Rules of Estate Litigation
This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Justin de Vries discuss the less-known rules (Rules 8-11) of estate litigation.
Continue Reading...Listen to the STEP and Elder Law Conferences
This week on Hull and Estates, Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag discuss issues in Elder Law and their attendance at the STEP and Elder Law Conferences in Vancouver.
Continue Reading...Listen to Getting Off the Record
This week on Hull on Estates, Sean Graham and Natalia Angelini dicuss the unfortunate circumstances that usually accompany the process of getting off the record.
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Listen to Trust Claims and Non-Married Spouses
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Listen to Appointing, Changing or Removing Trustees.
This week on Hull on Estates, Craig Vander Zee and Paul Trudelle discuss the issues surrounding trustee appointments and changes.
Continue Reading...Listen to Court Order Compliance
This week on Hull on Estates, Sean Graham and Justin deVries talk about court order compliance, contempt and enforcement of court orders in general.
Continue Reading...In this week's episode of Hull on Estates, Ian Hull and Suzana Popovic-Montag discuss court approvals. They talk about the court approval application process and the global impact of court approvals in every area of law.
Continue Reading...Listen to "Estate Planning Tips"
In this week's episode of Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Jordan Atin discuss how to deal with assets in the family and how to avoid future conflict.
Continue Reading...Listen to The Benefits and Pitfalls of Incentive Trusts
In this week's episode of Hull on Estates, Megan Connolly and Craig Vander Zee discuss when incentive trusts should be used and some of the pitfalls of using them.
Listen to "The Removal of Estate Trustees"
In this episode, Craig Vander Zee and Paul Trudelle discuss various issues relating to the removal of trustees, including the considerations when negotiating the removal of trustees and their replacement. They discuss Craig's recent presentation at an Ontario Bar Association continuing legal education program.
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Listen to "Your Sins Are Not Forgiven - Cost Awards and Charities"
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In this episode of Hull on Estates, Justin and Natalia talk about cost awards and charities.
The case they refer to is Ukrainian Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Eastern Canada v. Pidwerbecki 2007 CanLII 16645 (ON S.C.)
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Continue Reading...Listen to "Pet Trust Funds"
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In this episode of Hull on Estates, Ian and Suzana talk about a few case studies, the topic of substantial gifts to animals, and the community of podcasting.
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Continue Reading...Listen to "Securing Interest in Land in Litigation"
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In this week's episode of Hull on Estates, Sean Graham and Natalia Angelini discuss securing interest in land in litigation.
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Continue Reading...Listen to "Spousal Exclusion Issues"
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In this week's episode of Hull on Estates, David Smith and Diane A. Vieira discuss the issues surrounding spousal exclusion from the will of the deceased and how to challenge this exclusion.
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Listen to "Dickie and Dickie"
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Listen to "Estate Law Case Study"
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In this week's episode of Hull on Estates, Justin and Megan discuss a case study.
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