All Episodes

753 - How Not to Change a Will: Boyle v. Boyle

752 - Fraud and Fabricated Wills in Probate: Lessons for Estate Practitioners from R. v. Konashewych

751 - Expressed Intentions vs. Testamentary Intentions: Lessons from Bechtel Estate

750 - The Presumption of Resulting Trust & Beneficiary Designations: Kunka Estate v. Giasson

749 - Screening for Safety in Mediation: Guidance from the HELP-M Toolkit

748 - Will Challenges Beyond the Two-Year Limitation Period? Insights from Roberts v. Cowie

747 - Trading the Axe for a Scalpel: The Court of Appeal Overrules Handley Estate in 1086289 Ontario Inc. (Urban Electrical Contractors) v. Welland (City)

746 - A New Tort, New Claims: The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and the SLRA

745 - When Does an Apparent Financial Interest in an Estate Give You Standing?

744 - D.R. v. A.R. - Guardianship of Property and the Consideration of Less Restrictive Alternative

743 - The Rule Against Perpetuities and its Application in Ottawa (City) v. ClubLink Corporation ULC

742 - Intestacy and Modern Families: Lessons from Estate of Sydney Monteith

741 - Hernandez v Hernandez, 2026 ONSC 1136, Proportionality and Costs in Estate Disputes

740 - Passings of Accounts as a Strategic Tool Beyond Retrospective Approval

739 - Capacity, Autonomy, and the Termination of Guardianship - Lessons from Zheng v Zheng

738 - The Power to Validate Electronic Wills: s. 21.1 of the Succession Law Reform Act after Gebremariam v. Menghesha

737 - The Final Policy Report: Proposed Changes to the Rules of Civil Procedure and their Impact on Estates Proceedings

736 - Proving Parentage: The Role of DNA Testing in Intestacy Disputes

735 - AI, Fake Authorities, and Process Integrity: The Ko v. Li Lesson

733 - The Capacity to Divorce - Calvert v. Calvert

732 – Mayer v. Rubin – How the Appointment of Estate Trustees During Litigation is Evolving in Ontario

731 - Support, Evidence and Testamentary Autonomy: Inside Watson v Lopes

730 - Applications for Directions under Rule 75.06

729 - The 11th Annual Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario Conference, November 6, 2025

728 - Klemensiewicz v. Klemens et al: Resulting or Constructive Trust & the Real Property Limitations Act

727 - Beneficiaries and Corporate Records: How Far Do Disclosure Rights Extend?

726 - When the Will Says One Thing and the Bills Say Another: The Stewart Estate Decision

725 - The Scope of Relief From Forfeiture

724 – R. v. Bharwani: The Basics of Mental Capacity and Capacity for Fitness to Stand Trial

723 - Proposed Reforms to the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure

722 - CPC Networks Corp. v McDougall Gauley LLP, Lawyer File Ownership and Production Obligations

721 - Quebec's Parental Union Reform

720 - The History and Application of Mutual Will Agreements

719 - The Robe & the Robot: The Use of AI Tools in Legal Practice

718 - Exploring Collaborative Law in Estate Practice

717 – Panchyshyn v. Pietron: When an Estate Trustee Requires a Temporary Leave

716 - Beirat v. Khiyal: An Issue of Standing Re Claims Brought on Behalf of an Estate

715- Balkinson v. Sandy: A Mother's Gift Gone Wrong

714 - Digital Expressions of Testamentary Intentions: An Ontario Perspective

713 - Impact of Probate

712 - Hotner et al v. Norman - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Individuals

711: Jackson v. Rosenberg - Severing a Joint Tenancy During the Transferor's Lifetime

710: Tessaro v. Gora – The Ultimate Limitation Period in Negligence Claims

709 - Johnston v. McLean – Consent Judgments as a "Species" of Contract

708: Preparing for LSO's New Client Contingency Planning Requirement

707 - Navigating Client Capacity Concerns: Insights from the LSO

706 – Gomes v. Da Silva - How Limitations Statutes are Being Considered in Ontario

705 – Gomes v. Da Silva, 10-year Limitation Period Under s. 4 of the Real Property Limitations Act

704 – Will Challenges: The Differing Legal Landscapes Between B.C. and Ontario

703 – The Evolving Context Behind Applicable Limitation Periods

702 - Practical Issues in Guardianship Appointments

701 - Ingram v. Kulynych Estate

#700 - Spisak v Spisak –Breach of Fiduciary Duty by an Executor

699 - Kulyk v. Kulyk

Drennan v. Drennan - Application to Remove an Estate Trustee

#697 - Kacin v. Kacin – Lost Wills

#696 – Benefits of Incapacity Planning

#695: Elder Law Day 2024

#694 – Ontario Superior Court of Justice – Modernizing the Justice System

693 - Support Obligations and Statutes: Considerations for Attorneys and Trustees

#692 - Black-Donaldson v. Estate of Helen Small

#691 - Pets and Estate Administration

690 – Costs Considerations for Estate Trustees

689 - Roe v. Roe Retrospective - A Will Challenge

#688 - Estate Freezes and Net Family Property Equalization.

687 - Retract a Renunciation

686 - The Absentees Act and the case of Grover v. Vaid

685 - Sham Trusts: Exploring a Purported Settlor's Intentions

684 - A Case of Moral Obligation

683 - Parental Support under s. 32 of the Family Law Act

682 - Hermes and Adult Adoption

681 - Pragmatism in ETDL Appointments

#680 - About Guardianship Bonds

#679 – When Estate Planning Techniques Backfire

678 - The Law of Minimum Evidentiary Threshold in Will Challenge Litigation.

#677 – The Use of Cautions and Section 9 of the Estates Administration Act

#676 - A Refresher on Multiple Wills

675 - When are estate administration bonds required?

674 - Medical Privacy in Will Challenges: A look from Gilbert v Girouard

#673 - Schutz Estate (Re)

#672 - Hot off the press – Recent decisions that examine the application of new section 21.1(1) of the SLRA

#671 - Will Challenge by Jury?

#670 - Titan Submersible: Unlocking the Depths of Ontario's Declarations of Death Act, 2002

Hull on Estates Podcast #669: Selling Property that is the Subject of a Specific Testamentary Gift

#667: The Ramifications of Gifting Assets To Yourself As POA

#666 - Rectification and the Importance of Obtaining Clear Instructions when Drafting a Will

664 - Removing Estate Trustees: Ontario vs Saskatchewan

#663 - Recent Judicial Guidance on Applying the Cy-Pres Doctrine

#662 – When does the First Dealings Exemption Apply?

Challenging the Validity of a Will While the Testator is Still Alive.

#660 – When can an Attorney for Property be Required to Formally Pass Their Accounts?

#659 - Medical Assistance in Dying and Upcoming Changes

#658 - Handwritten Alternations and Holograph Wills

#657 – When can a trustee set-off debts owing to the estate?

#656 - New Real Estate Issues to Consider in 2023 – How Will They Affect Estate Administration?

655 - Re Sandhu: Can My Kids Force Me To Submit For A Capacity Assessment?

#654 – Case Analysis on Duhn Estate from Alberta and the Cultural Shift within Canadian Estate Courts

#653 - The Importance of Corroboration in Succeeding in a Summary Judgment Motion.

Hull on Estates #652 - Scalia v Scalia: When can an Attorney for Property sever a joint tenancy?

Hull on Estates #651 - Wolk v Wolk: Testator's Intentions and Finding a Valid Gift