Are you involved in an estate? You may be nervous, stressed, and overwhelmed. You do not want to make costly mistakes or need to start over. Welcome to MrWills.com. I am Ed Olkovich, an author, lawyer, and Certified Estate Specialist. I know every estate has different challenges…
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Are you the executor of an estate that owns real estate in Toronto? Any real estate in Toronto is likely worth a million dollars or more. So this question should interest you. Here is my answer. The one thing every executor of a million-dollar estate must do…
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Question 4 Do You Have a Conflict of Interest? Are you an estate executor and also an estate beneficiary? This is not, generally, a conflict of interest. But consider the circumstances below. How many different hats do you wear? One hat may be as executor wanting to…
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Question 3 Will there be lawsuits? Are you an Ontario estate executor? You must know this. How people interpret wills can lead to disagreements which are inevitable. Even in the best families, people don’t always agree. Disagreements can cause people to hire lawyers. You may be involved…
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Question 1 Is the Estate Broke? Most executors find being an executor is more work than they expected. No one ever warned them before they got involved. People wished they knew how much trouble being an executor was. Before you act, here’s what to ask first: Q…
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Here’s Chad’s story about handling an estate when he couldn’t find a will. He became an Ontario estate trustee without a will. Keep reading about our hero, Chad, if you need to handle an estate without a will. Chad was feeling overwhelmed. He had just been told…
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Circle your answer and check for the correct answers below. “Executor” is the name of: a) a new planetb) a part of the brainc) a person named in a willd) all of the above Executors are Ontario estate trustees, estate representatives and fiduciaries named in: a) a…
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If you are an Ontario executor, answer this simple question: What makes you happy? I’d love to hear your answer. Here’s my answer: making probate simple makes Ontario executors happy. Executors don’t want to use Google to understand estate terms. Remember, Ontario estate terms are different. That’s…
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Anita, like you, was an executor. She used her father’s estate funds to pay for her mother’s nursing home care for years after her father died. This was what dad had specified were his wishes in his last will. Anita never dreamed she’d have problems after her mother died….
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Allison was retired and 64 when she passed away in Ontario. She thought she was too young to need a will. She died without a will leaving a sister, Joy, in California and her brother in British Columbia. They wanted to administer Allison’s affairs. But they had no…
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