Alan Thicke's sons claim his wife threatened them with bad press to get more of his estate

Ah, the celebrity life. So glamorous with all those divorces and pre-nups and angry threats to send bad press. Despite the fact that the liv...

End-of-life stories

The New York Times online edition has a regular section in which it talks about things going on in Canada. Recently their Canada Today colum...

New episode of The Law Show now online - and we've answered a ton of your questions!

The latest episode of The Law Show is now online and available for listening on www.vocm.com (and yes, it's free). This week we answered...

You can't use your parents' bank accounts after they die. You just can't.

As thousands of Canadians are finding out each year, they cannot gain access to their parents' assets after the parents' death just ...

Court challenge over elderly man's will may be a sign of things to come

There is a very sad, upsetting case being heard in the Ontario court. It is about the will of Christos Vloyiannitis, who died in 2013 at the...

Why I don't always answer your questions

Every now and then I see a post on this blog that points out - perhaps impatiently - that I have not yet answered a specific question left f...

The Law Show's latest episode talks about enduring powers of attorney

The latest episode of our radio show, The Law Show, is available for listening online. Click here to listen to this and all episodes at www....

Must beneficiaries all present a united front to challenge an executor?

Recently a reader asked me a question about whether ALL beneficiaries of an estate had to band together to tackle an executor, or whether on...

The Law Show episode: Executor's duties is now available online

Yesterday's (May 11, 2017) episode of The Law Show was all about executor's duties. We had fun talking about some of the places exec...

The Day I Cleaned Out my Mother's Apartment

I recently came across an article from www.everythingzoomer.com in which the author described the stress and challenges of dealing with her ...

The Law Show: common myths & misconceptions about wills - now available online

The latest episode of The Law Show is now available online for listening at www.vocm.com. This week, Chelsea and I did some myth-busting. We...

My Mom swiped more than $13 million from my inheritance

Another trust fund has gone awry, with the trustee being sued for spending the funds in the trust on herself rather than holding them for th...