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…
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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…
Ontario corporations are legally required to file an annual return. The annual return is not the same thing as filing an income tax return and it is important to know…
As a parent, one of the most difficult things to consider is the possibility that you could die before your children become adults. In your Will, you can indicate who…
In Ontario you have the option to appoint residents and non-residents of Ontario as your executor and/or powers of attorney, with the executor subject to stricter formalities to follow specified…
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…
Death and Incapacity Planning is the ongoing process of exploring, accepting, and preparing for all aspects of our death and incapacity. It understands death and incapacity as being integral to…