Stephanie Repic - NoticeConnect Blog

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

15 January 2021 TAGS: Company Updates

Connecting Queen's Elder Law Clinic and the Canada Will Registry

Last month we onboarded the Queen’s Elder Law Clinic onto the Canada Will Registry! Serving the Kingston community since 2010, the Queen's Elder Law Clinic offers free legal services to elders that may not have the resources to seek legal counsel.

26 October 2020 TAGS: Company Updates

Search the Canada Will Registry Within Estate-a-Base

We are excited to announce that Estate-a-Base users now have access to the Canada Will Registry! The Canada Will Registry integration with Estate-a-Base by DoProcess allows legal professionals to carry out effective due diligence by searching our database of 225,000+ wills.

28 September 2020 TAGS: Case Study

Case Study - Organizing your will vault with the Canada Will Registry

Wolfe, Smith, and Forster LLP (“WSF”) have been practicing law in the Fergus, Ontario area since 1931. The firm was already using NoticeConnect to advertise for creditors when they heard about how NoticeConnect’s Canada Will Registry can help with will vault management.

24 September 2020 TAGS: Estates

Tips for Choosing an Executor

Choosing an executor is like hiring an employee. You have to consider the candidate's qualifications, experience, and if they're the right fit. In this blog, I review some factors to think about when selecting the right person for the job.

22 July 2020 TAGS: Wills

How to Store Your Will Securely

And while it’s important that a will is made, it’s also important that it’s stored properly. If the will can’t be found, it simply can’t be acted upon. That’s why we’ve put together these tips on storing wills.

9 July 2020 TAGS: Estates

4 Frequently Asked Questions About Posting a Notice to Creditors

Whether you're posting for a client or you're an estate trustee yourself, publishing a Notice to Creditors on NoticeConnect.com is an important step to protect the estate trustee from personal liability.

11 June 2020 TAGS: Estates

HBO's Succession and Estate Planning Tips

HBO's hit show Succession chronicles the intertwined business and family drama of a high profile media family. The characters may be billionaires but the estate planning elements of the show are a reality for anyone doing succession planning.

28 April 2020 TAGS: Will Registry

Now is the perfect time to organize your will vault

With the COVID-19 shutdown disrupting law firms' usual routines and workflow, there's never been a better time to organize your firm's will vault and index.

22 April 2020 TAGS: Discussion

Tips on New Ways to Work Amidst a Pandemic

Many of us have been working from home for over a month now. After an initial adjustment period, we're settled into a routine and can reflect on some of the pros and cons of doing our work outside of the office.

18 March 2020 TAGS: PracticeConsiderations

5 Tips From a Tech Company on Working From Home

As a legal tech company, oftentimes we work from home or have the option to. With the current COVID-19 pandemic many companies are asking their employees to work from home. Below we have listed some tips to help you work from home!

16 March 2020 TAGS: Estates

Death and Taxes: 5 Tips for Executors

Administering an estate? If you've never been an estate administrator before, it can seem like an overwhelming task with many bases to cover. It is helpful to know what you are getting yourself into and the best practices to properly administer an estate so that no stone is left unturned.

5 March 2020 TAGS: Wills

3 Things to Consider Before Contesting a Will

Contesting a will can be a long and exhausting process along with an emotional and financial burden for you and your family. In some situations though, it is necessary. Here are some considerations if you're contemplating a will challenge.

13 February 2020 TAGS: Wills

Your Will Checklist

Preparing a will can seem like a daunting (and dark) task to tackle, but really it is the best way to ensure that all your bases are covered and accounted for. Preparing a will that is clear, detailed, and can be located provides security for you and your loved ones.

5 February 2020 TAGS: Company Updates

Free Registration for LegalWills.ca Customers

We are excited to announce that NoticeConnect has connected our Canada Will Registry with LegalWills.ca.

4 February 2020 TAGS: Wills

Planning For Your Digital Assets

Simply put, Digital Assets can be anything stored on a physical device or on the cloud. Anything from an online account to a digital camera can be a digital asset.

23 January 2020 TAGS: Company Updates

Notice to Creditors: Custom Template Feature

Last month at NoticeConnect we launched our Custom Template feature! This new feature allows users to customize and save their own Notice to Creditors template.