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Dying well

Last week, I wrote about the incredible importance of a properly-drafted property power of attorney with the right person chosen to act. This week, I

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Untying the knot

This week ends my trilogy on marriage and divorce with the question: what happens to your estate plan when you divorce? Most people would be

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Not tying the knot

Last week, I talked about marriage, and how it revokes a will. This week, I’m going to talk about common law relationships. In Canada, generally

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Tying the knot

I got married at the end of October last year. Among other things, signing that piece of paper meant that my husband and I no

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Death in the middle of divorce

I am currently assisting two clients with estate administration for their husbands, both of whom died very suddenly and without wills. The situations are opposite,

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Planning for plants

I love my houseplants. I have some beautiful ones that I rooted off old plants of my mother’s, and some that I received as gifts

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