“Do I really need to have a will?
This is the question I hear most often, and it has come up again in relation to the COVID-19 crisis. The most common mistaken presumption is that your spouse will inherit everything automatically if you do not have a will. And since there is an unlimited spousal exemption for estate tax purposes, that incentivizes married couples to structure their estate plan that way. MORE.
In the current Covid-19 lockdown we are receiving increasing enquiries and instructions from clients in relation to their Wills. The dramatic change, uncertainty and risk
Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPOA) are now amongst the documents that can be signed and witnessed electronically. Thanks to the rollout of the
The Government of Ontario has issued an Emergency Order in Council (the “Emergency Order”) permitting the virtual witnessing of Wills and Powers of Attorney for
