The Estate Blog

Common Law Spouse Estate Problems

Do common law spouses have the same estate rights as married couples? Common law spouses do not have the same estate rights as married spouses. They can sue their partners’ estate for support and make a claim for unjust enrichment. Here are 3 steps that a court…
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Common Law Spouses Face Costly Lawsuits

Do common law spouses have the same estate rights as married couples? Common law spouses do not have the same estate rights as married spouses. They can sue their partners’ estate for support and make a claim for unjust enrichment. Here are 3 steps that a court…
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Choose The Right Estate Executor

When choosing estate executors, my clients often tell me: • I am afraid of choosing the wrong executor • I have no options when choosing my executor • I postponed making my will because I didn’t know who to choose. As an estate lawyer, I help clients…
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How to Choose an Estate Executor

When choosing estate executors, my clients often tell me: • I am afraid of choosing the wrong executor • I have no options when choosing my executor • I postponed making my will because I didn’t know who to choose. As an estate lawyer, I help clients…
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Executors Beware You Are Responsible

For Immediate Release Toronto, Ontario, August 24, 2011 – “If you are an executor, you must be organized; otherwise, you can be sued for your mistakes,” says lawyer and Canadian estate expert, Edward Olkovich. He wrote Executor Kung Fu because he found no other guide devoted to…
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Unprepared Executors Risk Costly Lawsuits

For Immediate Release Toronto, Ontario, August 24, 2011 – “If you are an executor, you must be organized; otherwise, you can be sued for your mistakes,” says lawyer and Canadian estate expert, Edward Olkovich. He wrote Executor Kung Fu because he found no other guide devoted to…
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Using White Flags in Lawsuits

Do you remember scenes in war movies where soldiers approach the enemy, unarmed, holding a tattered white sheet? In war zones, when you raise the white flag, it means you can’t fire your weapons or be fired upon.  The improper use of the white flag is forbidden….
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