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Category: Elder Law
Rule of Law - July 25, 2011
On September 1, 2011, amendments to the Power of Attorney Act in British Columbia will come into effect.One of the new provisions, section 24, sets out the requirements for an attorney acting under an enduring power of attorney to be paid for his or her time and effort. Sec
Rule of Law - July 16, 2011
One hundred dollars today, is worth more than a hundred dollars next year. If you give me a hundred dollars today, I can invest it, and use it to earn more money, so that it will be worth more next year. Granted it doesnt always work out that way, particularly not recently, but if I invest ...
Rule of Law - July 10, 2011
The British Columbia Law Institute has published a Consultation Paper on the Partition of Property Act The Consultation Paper is prepared by the Real Property Reform (Phase 2) Project Committee, and inclu
Rule of Law - July 09, 2011
I am co-presenting with Shannon Jones, wealth advisor, at ScotiaMcLeod, a seminar "Investing and Estate Planning 101" on Thursday, July 14, 2011. The seminar will start at 10 am and will finish at noon. Our topic
Rule of Law - July 05, 2011
Anne Saxer wanted to leave of portion of her waterfront land near Nanaimo, B.C. to her grand-nephew Ulrich Saxer when she died. Under her will, another portion of her land would go to the city for use as a park, and the rest of the land to Georgine Allen-Newman, whom Anne Saxer appointed as her ...
Rule of Law - July 05, 2011
On Wednesday, May 25, 2011, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm I will be speaking at a Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia Branch webinar on the changes in legislation on incapacity planning in British Columbia that are coming into effect on September 1, 2011.It's been an experience tr
Rule of Law - July 05, 2011
In British Columbia, when you are acting under an enduring power of attorney for a person who is no longer capable of managing his or her affairs, you must act in the best interest for the now incapacitated person who appointed you as his or her attorney. (I will refer to the person who makes the ...
Rule of Law - July 05, 2011
Changes to the British Columbia Power of Attorney Act that come into effect on September 1, 2011, will clarify the authority of an attorney appointed under an enduring power of attorney to designate beneficiaries for the person for whom the attorney is acting.If the person who m
Rule of Law - July 05, 2011
On May 26, 2011, the British Columbia Legislative assembly passed Bill 10, which amends the Wills, Estates and Succession Act. I have not heard any word on when the Wills, Estates and Succession Act will co
Rule of Law - July 05, 2011
Rule of Law - July 05, 2011
Jean Stewart and Earl Clark Stewart were divorced in Mississippi, on March 23, 1978. Mr. Stewart was required to pay child support for his son, Joseph Stewart. He made a few payments, then stopped, and moved to British Columbia. In 1992 the Mississippi Court held Earl Clark St
Rule of Law - July 05, 2011
The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal in St. Michael Trust Corp., as Trustee of the Fundy Settlement v. Her Majesty the Queen this morning, a case in which the Tax Court of Canada and the Federa
Rule of Law - July 05, 2011
I dont encourage people to write their own wills. But whats worse than writing your own will? If youre not a lawyer or notary public, writing someone elses will. This is as true for members of other professions as for anyone else.A recent decision in Newfoundland and Labrador illustrates
Rule of Law - July 05, 2011
The British Columbia Law Institute has published a Consultation Paper on Joint Tenancy in June, 2011. The paper was prepared by the Real Property Reform Project Committee.If two or more pe
Rule of Law - May 07, 2011
In British Columbia, if you think the wording of a will does not intend reflect what the will-maker intended or if it is not clear what he or she intended, you may apply to the Supreme Court of British Columbia. But at what stage you apply, and what the court may do is not always straightforward. ...
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