Category Archives: Wills and Estates

Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents: Personal Directives

By: Katherine MacKenzie PDF Version: Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents: Personal Directives Report Commented On: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents: Personal Directives, Final Report 113 A little over a year ago, I wrote a … Continue reading

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Avoiding Probate Does Not Eliminate Problems

By: Arlene Blake PDF Version: Avoiding Probate Does Not Eliminate Problems Case Commented On: Dobransky v. Roteliuk, 2018 ABQB 660 Putting property in joint names is an oft used method of estate planning to avoid probate. While it is unclear … Continue reading

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Cowper-Smith and the Law of Proprietary Estoppel: Implications for the Oil and Gas Lease?

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Cowper-Smith and the Law of Proprietary Estoppel: Implications for the Oil and Gas Lease? Case Commented On: Cowper-Smith v Morgan, 2017 SCC 61 (CanLII) The Supreme Court of Canada handed down its decision in Cowper-Smith v … Continue reading

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Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents

By: Katherine MacKenzie PDF Version: Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Report Commented On: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents, Report for Discussion 32 The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) is considering changes to the statutory rules … Continue reading

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The Impact of a Dower Act Life Estate on the Valuation and Distribution of Intestate Estates

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Impact of a Dower Act Life Estate on the Valuation and Distribution of Intestate Estates Case Commented On: Estate of Johnson, Rick Allen (Re), 2017 ABQB 399 (CanLII) The deceased, Rick Allen Johnson, died … Continue reading

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