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There is sometimes a more sinister reason for people not passing down their wealth - it has been taken from them by scammers.

Wills are required to legally administer the estate and should be kept somewhere safe (typically, in a safety deposit box at a bank, at the client’s lawyer’s office, or, a secure location at home).

Generally, a personal representative, or executor, must probate the Will of the deceased. This means it is the executor’s responsibility to prove in court that the Will meets all the legal requirements.

How young is too young to make a will? Probably younger than you think.

Some people think creating a will is a solemn occasion - a way of staring down one’s own mortality and acknowledging that nothing lasts forever. Others, by contrast, have taken it upon themselves to make their wills as eccentric and unique as they were in life.

Investors of the Canadian cryptocurrency company QuadrigaCX are left disgruntled and worried after the co-founder and CEO, Gerald Cotten, died. You may be wondering why this is an important story for those of you who are in the business of estates. Well, let’s break it down.

For those of us here at NoticeConnect, we like to keep on top of the latest estate news and issues so we don’t lose touch with what’s most important to our clients.

What happens to your pets after you die? It has become increasingly common for people to set up trusts for their furry friends to make sure they’re being well taken care of after their owners have passed on.