Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday March 30, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. Where a person dies without a will, an intestacy arises. Ontario’s Succession Law Reform Act establishes rules for the distribution of an intestate deceased person’s property. An intestate person’s
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Wednesday March 29, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. Many custody disputes in Ontario family law matters are now resolved through mediation, rather than court action. Mediators work with parents to create parenting plans and residency schedules that
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday March 28, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. “My ex-employer just gave me a severance proposal, but I was only given 3 days to respond. Is that legal?” The law does not address this question. As a courtesy,
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Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of March 27, 2017 from @wiselaw on Twitter. For more information on employment law, family law, and wills, estates and estates litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 27, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Council flip-flop on Scarborough subway wreaked havoc on Metrolinx order, claims Bombardier Google vows to fight search warrant seeking the names of everyone who Googled crime victim U.S. Supreme Court nominee pledges independence
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BY SIMRAN BAKSHI, ASSOCIATE LAWYER I was recently interviewed by Lawyer’s Weekly correspondent Kim Arnott regarding the impact that social media can have in family law litigation. Given the nature of issues presented in family law, it is really not all that surprising to see social media increasingly relied upon
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Thursday March 23, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. Ontario strictly requires that a Will be signed by the person making the will and be witnessed by two people who are not beneficiaries. If these formal requirements
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 22, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. The property rights of common law spouses upon separation are not governed by any Ontario statute. Common law spouses may still advance family property claims, especially where property has been
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Here are your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday March 21, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net Did you know that a probationary period may go longer than three
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Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of March 20, 2017 from @wiselaw on Twitter. For more information on employment law, family law, and wills, estates and estates litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 20, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Website operator jailed for distributing copyright infringing copies of music works: R v Evans New Ontario bill proposes rent control for all tenants Notice to the Professions: Advertising Rules and Referral Fees Charges
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Here is your daily LawFacts from Wise Law for Thursday March 16, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net A Last Will must provide adequately for dependents who relied on
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 15, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net Many couples live separate and apart “under one roof,” following marital separation,
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday March 14, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. For more information on employment law, family law, wills, estates, and estates litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net Did you know “use it or lose it” vacation policies are illegal.
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Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of March 13, 2017 from @wiselaw on Twitter. For more information on employment law, family law, and wills, estates and estates litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 13, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Report recommends paralegals provide services in some Ontario family law matters Donald Trump critic Khizr Khan cancels Toronto speech, cites travel concerns – Toronto Star The ‘Breakdown’: Behind the doors at Heenan Blaikie’s
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Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of March 13, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: Report recommends paralegals provide services in some Ontario family law matters Donald Trump critic Khizr Khan cancels Toronto speech, cites travel concerns – Toronto Star The ‘Breakdown’: Behind the doors at Heenan Blaikie’s
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday March 9, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net When a person dies in Ontario, and no next of kin
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday March 9, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net When a person dies in Ontario, and no next of kin
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Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 8, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates, and Estates Litigation, visit our website at www.wiselaw.net. Ontario’s Family Law Act (FLA) governs the equalization and division of property
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