Legal Matters
Securing Support Obligations Through Life Insurance Policies
BY: VALERIE DYE Under the Family Law Act of Ontario, the court has the power to order an individual to
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Is Your Will Fool Proof? How To Avoid Challenges To Wills
BY: VALERIE DYE Most people recognize the importance of having a will to ensure that their estate is managed smoothly
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Planning For The Care Of Disabled Relatives – The Henson Trust
BY: VALERIE DYE In Estate planning it is important to give special consideration to the needs of a disabled child
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Division Of Assets After A Short Marriage
BY: VALERIE DYE Under the Family Law Act (the Act), where one party owns a home prior to marriage and
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Ownership of Assets – Trust or Advancement
BY: VALERIE DYE To a large extent, a trust is created expressly either through a will or through a separate
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Roles and Responsibilities of Trustees
BY: VALERIE DYE It is important to note that although trustees own and control assets given to them by a
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Using Trusts In Estate Planning
BY: VALERIE DYE A trust may be described as a mechanism which allows property or other assets to be held
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Is Your Will Fool Proof? How To Avoid Challenges To Wills
BY: VALERIE DYE Most people recognize the importance of having a will to ensure that their estate is managed smoothly
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Are You (Really) In A Common Law Relationship
BY: VALERIE DYE In Canada persons in common law, relationships are given many of the same rights as married persons.
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Providing For Beneficiaries In Blended Families – The Spousal Trust
BY: VALERIE DYE In the last publication, I touched on the use of mutual wills to deal with issues affecting
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