Dying with Dignity Canada is a charitable organization that is 100% funded by private donations. The work of their national chapter is probably best known...

In some cases, the facts provided by the client strongly suggest that the relative was unlikely to have had the capacity to make the disputed Will.

We moved into our office two years ago and there was always something (ahem… billable work) which put us off hanging art on the walls.

Accepting my offer at Casey & Moss was an exciting moment for me. However, as my start date approached, my nerves set in – what will my 2L summer look like?

Pop science is full of theories as to what effect birth order has on one's personality, and how it influences behaviour and shapes development.

In my previous blog about probate, we discussed what "probate" or a "Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee" is, and the different residency and security requirements for probate in Ontario, depending on whether the deceased person had a Will.

In the winter of 2023, I had just finished my honours bachelor's degree at the University of Toronto and was ready to launch forward into adulthood.

Working in Estates law, I have seen countless matters where a person has died without a Will (“intestate”), or their Will was written decades prior to their passing.

A good executor wants to respect the Deceased's wishes. But when it comes to the choice of lawyer, the Deceased's wishes shouldn't carry the day.

Typically, the expectation when someone dies with a Will is that the beneficiaries named in the Will inherit the estate. Similarly, if someone dies without a Will, it seems reasonable to assume that the estate...

Many people in the midst of planning their estate consider adding an adult child as a joint owner on a bank account as a straightforward way to avoid probate taxes and to ensure what they expect will be a smooth...

From time to time, when meeting with a potential client, I get a question along these lines: "Are you aggressive? I need a lawyer that is going to be a barracuda."

Hollywood has done it again. They've made a movie that makes you ask yourself, "is this just a movie, or is it a possible reality?"...

When someone is appointed as an executor of an estate or as an attorney under a Power of Attorney, they are usually provided with one original Will or Power of Attorney document signed in wet ink by the testator or principal.

A guardianship application involves applying to the court to be appointed as an incapable person's substitute decision maker for property management and/or personal care decisions.

One of my favourite parts of working as an estate litigator is that our files intersect with so many areas of law.

I am the type of person who spends a lot of time planning for the future. When I was 16, I developed a ten year plan: Attend Queen's University for the commerce program.

When you find yourself in a situation where you need to contact an Estates lawyer, you might ask yourself: What should I have ready? In all matters involving Wills, Estates...

Although Casey & Moss's offices are in downtown Toronto, we represent clients throughout the province of Ontario (not to mention clients who live outside Ontario and abroad).

I've always enjoyed learning languages. I am a native English speaker, my mother tongue is Cantonese, I have a minor undergraduate degree in French, and I took a beginner German...