Royal Newfoundland Constabulary gets into Halloween

I have many, many reasons to love the beautiful island I live on, and here is yet another. The cops get into Halloween! This brief video sho...

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

The New Principal Residence Reporting Requirements – Large Implications for the Average Canadian

This month, the Canadian government announced changes to the reporting requirements when a person sells his or her principal residence. Not ...

Do I need probate when the bank issued cheques to "the estate of..."?

Legal procedures are not familiar to most people, and can be really confusing if you aren't working with a lawyer. Recently a reader sen...

Am I entitled to ask the executor for more detailed financials?

Do you ever wonder how a general legal rule or principle actually works in your situation? A reader who obviously knows the general rule tha...

Acting under an enduring power of attorney doesn't allow you to change someone's will

If you're acting under an Enduring Power of Attorney, you may have been faced with a legal or financial situation that you're just n...

Home-made estate planning strikes again

I often give warnings in this blog to parents about adding their children to their bank accounts as joint owners. It's one of those step...

Listen for me on VOCM radio today at 2:00 NL time

Listen for me on VOCM's Backtalk today at 2:00 Newfoundland time. I'll be chatting with Pete Soucy about Wills Week, about why peopl...