Wills

Luck, usually, won’t settle your estate Fallback Image Decorative pattern

Estate Planning

Luck, usually, won’t settle your estate

When my dad died, I was lucky. I’m not saying I didn’t like the guy (I did), or that his passing significantly lined my pockets (it didn’t). I was lucky for one very specific reason: his lawyer, who’d drafted his and my mom’s will after they moved to Princeton, N.J. in 1968, was still alive. […]

By Philip Porado |March 4, 2016

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Estate Planning

What if it wasn’t the last will?

In an ideal world, estates would have clearly written, legally drafted and current wills. In the real world, things aren’t always as neat. Sometimes, a beneficiary comes forward with a will newer than the one the executor’s using. What then? Remain neutral Richard Niedermayer of Stewart McKelvey in Halifax says it’s uncommon for a second […]

By James Dolan |March 4, 2016

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Deceased mother’s codicil bites back Fallback Image Decorative pattern

Estate Planning

Deceased mother’s codicil bites back

Help three brothers battle legal and estate issues

By Suzanne Sharma |February 2, 2016

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Why anyone can view certain clients’ wills Fallback Image Decorative pattern

Estate Planning

Why anyone can view certain clients’ wills

Why anyone can view certain clients’ wills

By Margaret O’Sullivan |November 27, 2015

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