Power of Attorney

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Estate Planning

What the right-to-die ruling means for POAs

Clients should state their views on physician-assisted suicide in their estate planning documents.

By Melissa Shin |February 18, 2015

4 min read

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Estate Planning

Why clients may need multiple cross-border POAs

While multiple will planning is a familiar strategy to deal with foreign assets on death, preparing multiple powers of attorney for use in jurisdictions where clients spend time and hold assets is less common.

By Margaret O’Sullivan |February 12, 2015

3 min read

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Industry

10 tips for PoA

Clients may be called upon to take on powers of attorney as parents age and face incapacity. O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers in Toronto explain 10 duties that come with this responsibility.

By Staff |June 13, 2014

1 min read

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Economic Indicators

Are clients overlooking power of attorney?

Half of Canadians have a will, while a third have a power of attorney for property and 8% of those surveyed by Scotiabank say they don’t know what POA is.

By Staff |April 4, 2014

2 min read