This week on Hull on Estates, Doreen So and Kiran Sanghera discuss Will Challenges and the case of Roe v Roe.    Links: Insane Delusion  Banton v. Banton, 1998 CanLII 14926 (ON SC) Tate v. Gueguegirre The Challenge of Appealing a Will Challenge ..read more

This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Haley Daniel discuss the retraction of renunciation of appointment as estate trustee. They analyze two recent court decisions Hunt v Hunt and Soo Estate and how this may impact the ability to retract a renunciation.   Links: Blog: Hunt v Hunt: Soo Estate:   ..read more

This week on the podcast Jonathon Kappy and Geoffrey Sculthorpe discuss the The Absentees Act and how it impacts the case for Grover v Vaid, 2023 ONSC 5931.  Research Links: Case: Absentees Act: Declarations of Death Act:  ..read more

This week on Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Doug Higgins review the decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in McGoey (Re), 2019 ONSC 80. Through this unique case and its interesting evidentiary issue, Nick and Doug discuss the concept of a “sham” trust, and the principles applied by Ontario courts in evaluating a purported settlor’s intention to settle a valid trust. McGoey (Re), 2019 ONSC 80 (CanLII ..read more

This week on Hull on Estates, Stuart Clark and Aaron Chan discuss a child’s obligation to support their parents under s. 32 of the Family Law Act.   Links to the cases that were talked about are: L.F.D. v. X. Stravino v. Buttinelli Godwin v. Bolsco Dragulin v. Dragulin   Parental Support – A child’s obligation to support their parents Contact Us: info@hullandhull.com ..read more

This week on Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Zahra Attir follow up to their podcast on Estate Administration Bonds to discuss the nature of guardianship bonds and the circumstances under which those applying to become guardians of property of an incapable adult in Ontario may be required to post a bond. Conversely, they discuss circumstances under which posting such a bond may not be required. Contact Us: info@hullandhull.com ..read more

This week on Hull on Estates, Doreen So and Darien Murray discuss Justice Charney’s decision in Jackson v Rosenberg which provides a great summary of the basic property law concepts that are at the core of much litigation. This case also provides a warning of the downside of a very popular estate planning technique ..read more

This week on Hull on Estates, Stuart Clark and James Macfarlane discuss the recent decision of Justice Myers in , in which His Honour addresses the application of the law of minimum evidentiary threshold in will challenge litigation.  ..read more

  This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Mark Lahn discuss the recent motion in Marcy v. Marcy. This motion dealt with the appropriate use of cautions in estates matters and the implications of section 9 of the Estates Administration Act ..read more

This week on Hull on Estates, Nick Esterbauer and Zahra Attir discuss the circumstances under which applicants applying for various Certificates of Appointment of Estate Trustees are required to post estate administration bonds. Conversely, they discuss circumstances under which posting such bonds may not be required. Follow us on social media: If you have any questions about an Estate matter, contact us at info@hullandhull.com ..read more