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28 June 2022 TAGS: Will Registry

Updates to Ontario Estate Forms Coming on July 1, 2022

On July 1, 2022, ten Ontario estate forms will come into effect pursuant to O. Reg. 435/22. Of significance, both Forms 74A (Application for Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee) and 74.

Cheryl Pe
28 June 2022 TAGS: PracticeConsiderations

More changes on their way!

We last discussed all of the sweeping changes in the area of estates law including a substantial change to probate forms and applications for various Certificate of Appointments in our previous post, which

Thijiba Sinnathamby Thijiba Sinnathamby
14 February 2022

New Year, New Changes

The new year ushered in several important changes for estate planning lawyers: 1. Court Forms New Ontario Court forms came into force on January 1, 2022, which have simplified the probate application process.

Thijiba Sinnathamby Thijiba Sinnathamby
14 February 2022 TAGS: Guest Post

Conversation Tips for Clients and their Executors

With a new year comes new resolutions, goals, and organization plans. As a result, estate planning tends to get a boost of popularity at this time of year due to the by-product of

Sydney Mitterhuber
10 February 2022 TAGS: Case Law

Case Brief - An unwitnessed will

In McCarthy Estate (Re), 2021 ABCA 403, the Court of Appeal of Alberta considered whether a chambers judge erred by refusing to use its dispensing power to order that an improperly executed will is still valid.

Patrick Hartford
29 November 2021 TAGS: Guest Post

Guest Post -Digital Wills Are Coming To BC – How To Make Your Will Online

An overwhelming majority (89%) of British Columbia residents think it’s already legal to sign your will online. Ironically, under the current Wills, Estates, & Succession Act, estate planning is vastly an offline

Sydney Mitterhuber
29 November 2021

Practice Management Considerations: Estate Trustee Records and Compensation

It is imperative for lawyers acting as estate trustees or under a power of attorney to keep thorough and accurate records. There is a duty at common law and under the Trustee Act

Thijiba Sinnathamby Thijiba Sinnathamby
25 November 2021 TAGS: Case Law

Case brief - Applying the armchair rule

In Moolla v. Rundle et al., 2021 ONSC 7488, the Superior Court considered an application for directions regarding how to interpret an ambiguous provision in a will.

Patrick Hartford
29 October 2021 TAGS: Guest Post

Guest Post - The Role of Online Will Writing Services – Where Exactly Do they Fit?

There is an undeniable trend of Canadians turning to online Will writing services to prepare their Will and other estate planning documents. Across all online Will service providers a conservative estimate would indicate that over 100,000 Wills are created every year using these services in Canada.

Sydney Mitterhuber
29 October 2021 TAGS: Features

Unlock extra features with a free NoticeConnect account

Creating an account with NoticeConnect is hassle-free. The whole process takes under two minutes and gets you access to features that we reserve for law firms.

Cassi Lam
29 October 2021 TAGS: Case Law

Case Brief - When is a handwritten name not a signature?

In BMO Trust Company v. Cosgrove, 2021 ONSC 5681, the court considered the validity of a holographic codicil.

Patrick Hartford
26 August 2021 TAGS: Company Updates

Partnership with Epilogue

We are excited to announce our recent partnership with Epilogue. This partnership makes it easy for Epilogue customers to register their wills on our Canada Will Registry.

Sydney Mitterhuber
25 August 2021 TAGS: Features

New Feature: Updating your Email Address

We've added a new feature that lets NoticeConnect users update the email address used for their account.

Sydney Mitterhuber
5 July 2021 TAGS: PracticeConsiderations

Litigation Guardians and the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee

In Ontario, the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (“PGT”) is part of the Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division of the Ministry of the Attorney General. The Public Guardian and Trustee Act sets out the PGT’s role, responsibilities and duties.

Thijiba Sinnathamby Thijiba Sinnathamby
26 May 2021 TAGS: Discussion

Tips to Avoid Work From Home Burnout

As we move through the third wave of the pandemic, it’s easy to feel fatigue building up. This is especially true for professionals who’ve been working from home and dealing with all the changes that brings.

Joe Crawford
20 May 2021 TAGS: Estate Law

Marriage No Longer Revokes a Will in Ontario

In February we broke down Bill 245, the Accelerating Access to Justice Act and last month the bill received Royal Assent. One of the act's biggest changes is the repeal of ss. 15(a) and 16 of Ontario's Succession Law Reform Act (the "SLRA"), meaning that marriage no longer revokes a will.

Stephanie Repic Stephanie Repic
29 April 2021 TAGS: Features

New Feature - Custom Location

Posting a Notice to Creditors and not seeing the city or town you're looking for on our location drop-down field? We've launched a new feature for listing custom locations.

Stephanie Repic Stephanie Repic
28 April 2021 TAGS: PracticeConsiderations

Is your client dealing with an insolvent estate?

There may be circumstances where your client is “inheriting” an insolvent estate. Insolvency, which is different from bankruptcy, is where a person, living or dead - is unable to meet his or her liabilities or has an excess of liabilities over assets.

Thijiba Sinnathamby Thijiba Sinnathamby
9 April 2021 TAGS: Company Updates

You can now join the Canada Will Registry within Will Builder

The Canada Will Registry integration with Will Builder allows legal professionals to manage their will vaults, and receive alerts if someone is looking for a will in their firm's possession.

Stephanie Repic Stephanie Repic
31 March 2021 TAGS: Estates

Carefully searching for a will for small estates

As of last month the Application for a Small Estate Certificate asks, in cases of intestacy, for the Applicant to declare that they "have carefully searched for a will of the deceased and was unable to locate a will."

Stephanie Repic Stephanie Repic
16 March 2021 TAGS: Tech

Securing Unparalleled Safety with the Cloud

The cloud. If you use a computer or cell phone, odds are you’ve heard of it. Often. Over the past ten years or so, this term has become increasingly common in everything from how we store our personal photos to how we do business.

Joe Crawford
24 February 2021 TAGS: PracticeConsiderations

Accelerating Access to Justice Act

We are a year into life with Covid-19 and while we’ve certainly adjusted to the changes introduced by the Ontario Government in an effort to modernize the justice system, there are more noteworthy changes that will likely come into effect this April.

Thijiba Sinnathamby Thijiba Sinnathamby
22 February 2021 TAGS: Estate Law

New regulations approve NoticeConnect in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan has updated its estate administration rules and now requires Notices to Claimants to be published on NoticeConnect.

Stephanie Repic Stephanie Repic
17 February 2021 TAGS: Search

Locate Missing Wills with the Canada Will Registry

Submitting a search with the Canada Will Registry is simple and takes less than five minutes. All you have to do is tell us who you are, whose will you're searching for, and how to reach you. Follow these simple steps below to submit a search for any estate.

Stephanie Repic Stephanie Repic
29 January 2021 TAGS: Will Registry

Case Study - Finding a Missing Will with the Canada Will Registry

Davies Spina Falquez LLP (“DSF”) is a law firm in Toronto that discovered a missing will as a direct result of searching the Canada Will Registry. Susan Davies, founder and partner at DSF, has been using NoticeConnect since 2017.

Stephanie Repic Stephanie Repic


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