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Estate Law Canada: What are the executor's duties?

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Practical, real-world information about wills, estate planning, business succession planning and elder law in Canada. AB Probate Kit update. Wednesday, June 30, 2010. What are the executor's duties? Make arrangements for the disposition of the deceased's remains, as well as any arrangements for funeral, memorial service, etc. Find out the names and addresses of the beneficiaries and notify them of their interests in the estate. List the contents of any safety deposit box owned by the deceased. If there i...

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Estate Law Canada: How do I sell my half of a jointly owned house?

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Practical, real-world information about wills, estate planning, business succession planning and elder law in Canada. AB Probate Kit update. Saturday, November 6, 2010. How do I sell my half of a jointly owned house? The fact that I'm asked this question so frequently hammers home a couple of points for me. One is that people don't understand the nature of joint ownership. The second is that parents should stop leaving their house to all of their children jointly. If two or more people want to own "halve...

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Estate Law Canada: Joint tenants vs. tenants-in-common

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Practical, real-world information about wills, estate planning, business succession planning and elder law in Canada. AB Probate Kit update. Friday, January 22, 2010. Joint tenants vs. tenants-in-common. The short answer is yes, it makes a difference. Tenants-in-common is a different story. In this arrangement, each person owns a half, or third, or some other portion that belongs only to them. They can leave their share to someone in their Will or sell it (never mind the logistical problems of tr...Betwe...

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Estate Law Canada: Ontario Estate Info Return - 3 Things Executors Probably Don't Know

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Practical, real-world information about wills, estate planning, business succession planning and elder law in Canada. AB Probate Kit update. Monday, August 3, 2015. Ontario Estate Info Return - 3 Things Executors Probably Don't Know. I came across this article from Toronto lawyer Ed Olkovich, who blogs at The Estate Blog. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). You might also like. Lynne Butler, BA, LLB, TEP. View my complete profile. Lynne has been interviewed on BNN, CityTV, GlobalTV, CPAC, CBC Radio, the ...

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Estate Law Canada: Can an executor distribute estate assets before getting the tax clearance certificate?

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Practical, real-world information about wills, estate planning, business succession planning and elder law in Canada. AB Probate Kit update. Sunday, July 18, 2010. Can an executor distribute estate assets before getting the tax clearance certificate? PLEASE NOTE: The maximum number of comments this system will allow is 200, and this post now has 200 comments. If you post here now, I won't be able to read or respond to your question. Before an executor takes this step, consider the fact that if he or she ...

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Estate Law Canada: Interesting links

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Practical, real-world information about wills, estate planning, business succession planning and elder law in Canada. AB Probate Kit update. The following links are those that I think you'll find interesting and useful as you research further into your legal questions:. Butler Wills and Estates Consulting Services (Lynne's webpage). 20 Free Tax Secrets for Canadians. Advocacy Centre for the Elderly. Alberta Land Titles Procedure Manual and precedents. Alberta Personal Directives Registry. Quebec common l...

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Estate Law Canada: BC case shows what it takes to deal with title when kids have been added as joint to parents' property

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Practical, real-world information about wills, estate planning, business succession planning and elder law in Canada. AB Probate Kit update. Thursday, July 23, 2015. BC case shows what it takes to deal with title when kids have been added as joint to parents' property. The issue of whether the child who was named as a joint owner could keep the property was addressed in the Khadikin case. The court was satisfied, based on the lawyer's testimony, that Mr. Khadikin had in fact intended for Ronald to ow...

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Estate Law Canada: Does every Will have to be probated?

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Practical, real-world information about wills, estate planning, business succession planning and elder law in Canada. AB Probate Kit update. Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Does every Will have to be probated? This is one of those questions that I am asked over and over again, so I thought I'd mention it here. The short answer to the question is "no", but that doesn't tell the whole story. For anyone who is not in that situation, and whose assets are not all going to pass to someone automatically due to joint t...

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Estate Law Canada: Should I add my child's name to the title of my house to avoid tax in the future?

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Practical, real-world information about wills, estate planning, business succession planning and elder law in Canada. AB Probate Kit update. Saturday, August 3, 2013. Should I add my child's name to the title of my house to avoid tax in the future? When considering putting extra names on a title, it's a mistake to focus on just one aspect of the transaction, whether that aspect is tax, probate avoidance or any other concern. You have to look at the bigger picture. Now, to your question about tax implicat...

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Estate Law Canada: Does Canada have death taxes or inheritance taxes?

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Practical, real-world information about wills, estate planning, business succession planning and elder law in Canada. AB Probate Kit update. Friday, March 26, 2010. Does Canada have death taxes or inheritance taxes? Readers please note: Due to the number of comments added to this thread, the site won't let me read all of the questions. 200 comments seems to be the limit. I would like to see your comments and questions though, so please feel free to add them to any thread on this blog. In practice, your e...