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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I help Ontario executors avoid and resolve estate problems. I am starting a new series for my Learning Center to offer you valuable information. Every estate is different. Each executor will face different estate problems. You may deal with: disgruntled beneficiaries dad’s new wife business creditors mom’s new common law friend houses with hoarders legal challenges Estate assets may disappear…
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You may be able to work with any lawyer to get through probate. But getting the right experienced estate lawyer is important. You can avoid problems later when you need to close an estate. Should you try working through the probate rules by yourself? That depends on…
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That’s when Ontario executors call me for help. You may need help to resolve these Ontario estate issues involving: real estate owned by estates court disputes over wills accounting disputes claims against executors for alleged misconduct co-executor disputes income tax clearance issues informal estate distributions family law…
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I have written a free report to help Ontario executors. It is called, Start Your Ontario Executor Journey Here. You’ll find it on my website. This report is based on my experience as an Ontario Law Society Certified Specialist in Estates and Trusts Law. I have included information…
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Even in situations where everything is spelled out in the will down to the smallest detail, there will be disagreements. It is inevitable. As part of the human condition, people disagree. Even in the best of families, there will be questions of interpretation. “That’s not what dad…
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