Does an executor have to account for an insolvent estate, and do the beneficiaries have to pay for that?

A reader recently sent me a question which made me think about real life situations in which legal theory meets reality. Though we have all ...

The Law Show Episode 4 - the perils of joint property

Did you catch today's episode of The Law Show? We talked about the perils of joint property (both real estate and bank accounts). It mus...

A (very) light-hearted approach to estate planning topics

I'm going to tell you a nursery rhyme. The first verse will be familiar to all of you. The second and third verse will not. Humpty Dumpt...

Babe Ruth's will is on the auction block

I heard once, not long ago, that celebrity cemetery tourism is a real thing now. Apparently, so is buying the wills of celebrities. I became...

Latest episode of the Law Show available for listening online

The latest episode of The Law Show is available for listening now by clicking here. This is the third episode, in which we chatted with our ...

A smile for the weekend

It's almost the weekend. Let's have a little smile!

The executor has used estate funds for personal use. What can a beneficiary do?

If you were a beneficiary of an estate and you found out that the executor was skimming from the estate, would you know what to do? Would yo...

Estate planning mistakes can so easily be prevented just by talking

A recent article from www.advocatedaily.com lists the top ten estate-planning mistakes according to Allison Oxtoby, a lawyer from British Co...

Second episode of The Law Show is available for listening online

The second episode of The Law Show has aired, and is now available for listening at any time by clicking here. This week, we talked about th...

Executor fee reduced by amount delegated to lawyer

There is a new, interesting case from Ontario that talks about executor's fees and how they work with lawyer's fees on an estate. Do...

First episode of The Law Show airs tomorrow, April 6, 2017 on VOCM

The first episode is airing tomorrow at 11:30 local time. Find out more by clicking here. We'll be on every Thursday at that time, but y...

If I've distributed an amount of the estate equal to the date of death value, is the rest of the money still divided among beneficiaries?

The following question from a reader is exactly the kind of question I enjoy receiving. It's from someone who has been working hard as a...