Shakespeare portrait leads to dispute over estate trustee
Friday, March 11, 2022James R.G. CookLitigationTrustee Act
The appointment of an estate trustee in a will is a decision that courts will generally respect absent clear evidence that the removal of the trustee is necessary in the circumstances. Sometimes the beneficiaries or potential beneficiaries of a will may believe...
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Estate’s claim to recover $700,000 gift from elderly man to fiancée dismissed
Monday, March 15, 2021James R.G. CookLitigationTrustee Act, Ontario Court of Appeal
We have previously written about gratuitous transfers of real estate between family members, and the requirement on the recipient’s part to prove that the transfer was intended to be a gift if the purpose...
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