Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is Probate?
When you name a person in your last will to be the Executor of your Estate, that person sometimes needs to also apply to the Court to be appointed formally…
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Legal Tweet of the Day: May 22, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: A Black Teenager Was Wrongfully Executed in Pennsylvania in 1931. Now His Family Is Suing #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/3trkfnm5 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Mediation of Parenting Disputes in Ontario
Many parental 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 are…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 21, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: At Trump Trial, Tensions Rise in Courtroom After Cohen Completes Testimony #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/4dxmtpfv – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of May 21, 2024
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Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of May 21, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 21, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Trump trial nears final phase with key witness: confidant-turned-nemesis Michael Cohen Three…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 17, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario calls on Toronto to drop ‘disastrous’ drug decriminalization request #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/8jkjjxyh – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from July 24, 2012
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from July 24, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Developments in Access to Legal Information Online https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/07/developments-in-access-to-legal.html – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 16, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Boeing could be criminally charged, U.S. Justice Dept. suggests in court filing #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/4u65yzzr – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Investments
The answer will very often depend on what you and your family member intended. Did they put the investments in your name with the expectation that you would hold it…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 15, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario to suspend driving licences of convicted auto thieves #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/2f6vtah9 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our…
Wise Law’s Family #LawFact of the Day: Common Law Separation in Ontario
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…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 14, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trump trial nears final phase with key witness: confidant-turned-nemesis Michael Cohen #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/pnvt3wn8 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the Day: How much am I owed if I am fired?
The amount payable to a wrongfully dismissed employee depends on the length of employment, age, salary, and several other factors. It can be as much as one month for each…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 13, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: ‘We have no judge for you’: Man’s assault charges dropped weeks before trial due to lack of judges in Toronto #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/5n7yh4fp – Garry J.…
Wise Law’s Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of May 13, 2024
– Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for the week of May 13, 2024
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 13, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Have you been removed from your family doctor’s patient list for visiting…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Orders Money Mart to Pay $30,000 for Failure to Investigate Harassment http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/02/ontario-human-rights-tribunal-orders.html –…
Legal Tweet of the Day: May 9, 2024
#LegalTweetoftheDay: TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/34d844w8 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net
Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a Will makes a gift to "my children", does that include adopted children?
Under Ontario law, legally adopted children are generally presumed to have the same rights as biological children for estate purposes. A testator still has the freedom to make gifts and…