Read this if you want better results at mediation. Mediation mistakes can spoil your results. You want to stop destructive legal conflict that increases legal costs. Mediation mistakes can also prevent reconciliation. You can salvage your relationships at mediation if you act appropriately. If you don’t understand…
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Are you involved in an estate lawsuit? You’ll want to know who ultimately pays for your legal fees (costs). It’s a simple question. Let me make my answer simple. Courts follow a two-step process to decide who pays costs. A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision explains…
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You have invested in mediation to resolve your estate dispute. Your mediation day is quickly approaching. No need to panic if you review these tips. Here is the checklist to remind you what you need to do on your mediation day. It will help you focus on…
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Let’s start with the positives. Good estate planning can make it possible for you to inherit millions of dollars. The best estate plans need professional advice and experts to avoid mistakes. Bad estate planning mistakes can start money wars. And money wars in an estate can cost…
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Mediation is confidential and all discussions are off the record. You can create your solution and not wait for a judge to decide. You can express and deal with emotional issues. You can find shared visions to obtain desired results. You are empowered by an early resolution…
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Happy December from all of us at Edward Olkovich Law PC!
MrWills.com was born in 1997 after the first Ontario Make a Will Week campaign. I was founding chair of this Ontario program that ran November 17–23, 1997. Lawyers across Ontario were involved. At that time, only 39.8% of adult Ontario residents had a lawyer-prepared will (Decima Research,…
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Please read my updated mediation guide. It’s called Estate Mediation: Answers to 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions.
Clients wonder how mediation works in estate cases. As an estate lawyer, I use mediation to resolve clients’ estate disputes. Want to learn more about mediation? Read this preliminary letter I sent to Joan (a fictional client) before her mediation. Dear Joan, You will be…
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Action Steps Ask yourself these questions: 1. Do you want to talk or keep on fighting? 2. How much are you gambling on winning in court? When lawyers get involved in your dispute, they bring their own history and baggage to the table. This can be like…
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