What Needs to Be Finished in the Executor’s Year

Estate Executor of a Loved One's Newmarket Estate

It is a common law rule in Ontario that an estate executor (formally known as the “estate trustee”) has a year following the date of death to wind up an estate. This first year prior to estate settlement is generally accepted as the “Executor’s Year” and there may be special circumstances that indicate an extension […]

Can Text Messages be used as Evidence in Divorce Cases?

Can text messages be used in divorce case?

The rise of technology has increased the number of ways that evidence can be gathered to suggest someone’s state of mind or intentions in the years, months and weeks leading up to divorce. We’ve already explored how comments made on social media can influence your divorce. Despite the realization that comments made on various technologies […]

What Happens If I Have Not Made a Will? Intestacy

Man Signing a Will in Newmarket

Last week we discussed the forfeitures that you surrender by not leaving a Will. Today we will discuss the SLRA and laws of intestacy that govern your estate in the absence of a will. Laws of Intestacy Apply By leaving no Will, the  Succession Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.26  (the “SLRA”) will govern […]