
This is a very popular time of year for people to call Brown Lawyers to make changes to their Wills and Powers of Attorney. The team at Brown Lawyers are…
This is a very popular time of year for people to call Brown Lawyers to make changes to their Wills and Powers of Attorney. The team at Brown Lawyers are…
Make a Will Month is the illusion of planning and the further commoditizing of our lives. November is apparently “Make a Will Month” in Ontario. Death as a marketing gimmick…
Andrew Brown writes regularly on the subject of being an executor and the difficulties that come with the role. The following is his personal response to an article published in…
Does a business need an ‘Estate Plan’? Well, will it end? Not necessarily. Will the owner’s involvement in the business end? Yes, necessarily. A Business Contingency Plan (BCP) is an…
The percentage of people who have a Will and other legal planning documents is quite low but the percentage of folks that communicate their wishes to family or others involved…
A Will is a legal tool used to distribute property (part of an estate) and appoint a legal representative (executor) in the event of your death. Powers of Attorney are…
Conventional Estate Planning (CEP) does not work. It is insufficient. It focuses on money, property, and stuff. But most humans don’t just define themselves by their “stuff”. As humans, we…
One of the dominant misconceptions of Will-making is that a Will “is the one document that says what I want when I die.” Consider what would need to include to…
All businesses that operate in Ontario rely on a business license. This license serves to legitimize your business. In this article, we will explain what a business license is, when…
So, you’re ready to create a Power of Attorney (POA), but you aren’t sure who to select as an agent or how to approach them. In this article, we break…