Most people are familiar with Bitcoin, the digital-only currency. Lately, there has been a move to start buying offline items with Bitcoin. The latest example is real estate firm Bond New York, which recently announced that it would accept Bitcoin as payment. Would...
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Fair, but not equal
It’s a classic movie scenario: mom or dad dies, the will is read, and one child ends up with far more than the other, leading to extreme conflict between the siblings. The problem is that it doesn’t just happen in movies. It’s not at all uncommon for parents to decide...
Taking a rural approach to urban home inspection
I practice real estate law right near cottage country, where a lot of homes have septic systems, wells, or both. It is fairly common to have a separate septic and well inspection in addition to the general home inspection before the agreement goes firm, to make sure...
When does life support stop supporting life?
There has been a lot of discussion in the news in recent months over what counts as “life,” between the right-to-die cases moving toward the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as the Rasouli cases and the right to keep a patient on life support when the family’s wishes...
Happy new year!
I love fireworks. They are my favourite part of Victoria Day, Canada Day, and of course midnight at new year's. This year, I watched them from the comfort of my home - it was a little too cold to venture downtown. Happy New Year to you all!
Happy holidays!
Happy holidays! I have been AWOL on this blog for a few weeks, but I will be back with new content in the new year. In the meantime, Merry Christmas to those who will be celebrating today and tomorrow, and to everyone else, I hope you enjoy some time off to spend with...
Time for a change
In this day and age, it is not uncommon to have a former spouse (or more than one former spouse). If you are separated or divorced, however, you must remember to change your beneficiary designations. Beneficiary designations are done through the financial institution...
Get it in writing
I can’t tell you how many times I have had clients ask me how they can enforce something the seller said that they would do. Ultimately, if the seller refuses, it is much more difficult to enforce a verbal agreement. My best advice? Get it in writing. If the agreement...
The Canadian Donor’s Guide
Tonight, I will be attending the Spirit Catcher Awards Gala, celebrating the presentation of this year’s inductees to the Order of the Spirit Catcher, Barrie’s highest honour. The Spirit Catcher Awards are presented each year to two people who have demonstrated their...
When do I sign?
Here is one of the most frequent questions we get asked: when do we come in to sign everything? Technically, you only need to sign just before closing, but some banks want to have signed documents back several days ahead of closing so they can review them. If the bank...