September 12, 2021 5 Issues to Take Note When Addressing Overseas Assets in Your Will Over the course of your life, you may have acquired overseas assets for investment purposes, as a family holiday home, etc. You may wonder read more
September 12, 2021 Vagaries of Intestacy Laws and a Simple Solution In our previous article, we noted that when a person dying intestate, control over his assets is handed over to the courts. There is read more
September 5, 2021 Why Laypersons Should Not Be Executor/ Trustee “I did not receive one nickel of the money and yet my reputation was tarnished!”- the voice of a Toronto accountant who acted as read more
September 2, 2021 What Happens If You Die Without a Will When someone dies without a Will, he is said to have died intestate. When that happens, none of his loved ones has any say read more
August 27, 2021 Planning for Philanthropy: Making a Lasting Impact There are many things to consider when planning for your estate plans and setting up your Will. Establishing a philanthropic endowment from a percentage read more
August 27, 2021 Prudence in Administering an Estate A Will often stipulates the naming of an executor, be it sole executor, substitute executor, or even joint executor. Executors have a legal duty read more
August 20, 2021 Succession of Digital Assets – Difficulties Dealing with Cryptocurrencies In part 2 of this Case Study, we looked at how executors go about handling digital assets of financial value. We noted that it read more
August 20, 2021 A Closer Look at a Standby Trust Case A Standby Trust is a passive Trust that is on standby/ in dormant mode, only activated when trigger events (mental incapacity or death) occur. read more
August 13, 2021 Succession of Digital Assets – Is There Financial Value? After introducing the reader to the Digital Facilitator in part 1 of this Case Study, we next dissect digital assets into non-financial assets and read more
