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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

#650 - O'Connor v O'Connor: a Lesson in Excluding Inheritances from Family Law Equalizations

#649 - When can a person be liable for the actions of an Estate Trustee?

#648 - Can the Outline of a Will be Submitted for Probate?

#647 - Zombie Deeds

#646 - Huang v. Braga: A Party Under Disability Disagrees with a Settlement Approved by the Court

#645 – Mediation Agreements

#644 – Revisiting Limitation Periods in Passings of Accounts

#643 – The Passing Over of an Estate Trustee

#642 – The Limitations of a Trustee's Absolute Discretion

#641 – Are Pour-Over Clauses Valid in Ontario?

#640 - "License or Life Interest?"

#639 – Winkler v Thompson

#638 - Electronic Wills in Ontario - Still Loading…

#637 - Entitlement to Interim Support for Common-Law Spouses

#636 - An Interview with Jordan Atin of eState Planner | Part 2

#635 – An Interview with Jordan Atin of eState Planner| Part 1

#634 - Beneficiary Designations and the Presumption of Resulting Trust

#633 – Charities and Trusts 101

#632 – An Interview with Jenna Carvalho

#631 – A Novel (Unsuccessful) Attempt to Declare that Real Property Vested

#630 - Presumption of Resulting Trust and the Uncertainty Around Beneficiary Designations

#629 – Rudin-Brown et al v. Brown - Costs Decision

#627 – Commissioning an Affidavit for a non-English Speaker

#627 – What is the Role of the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee?

#626 – Are an Applicant's Own Medical Records Producible in a Will Challenge?

#625 – The New Standard for Limitation Periods

#624 – Worsoff and Virtual vs. In-Person Examinations

#623 - Unjust Enrichment and Constructive Trusts in the Commercial Context

#622 – To Be a Trustee or Not to Be?

#621 - What is a Limited Grant and When Should You Consider Using It?

#620 - Can the Court Cure an Unexecuted Will?

#619 – A Discussion on the Admissibility of Recordings

#618 - Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary: Can you contract out of Dependant Support Obligations?

#617 – Crossing the Threshold for a Will Challenge

#616 - Objectors Beware: Costs in Passings of Accounts

#615 – The Role of the Medical Expert in Determining Undue Influence

#614 – Validity of a Handwritten Will and Appointment of an Estate Trustee in Conflict

#613 - The Extent of an Estate Trustee's Duty to Account

#612 - Independent Adult Children

#611 - Production Orders and Drafting Solicitor's Files

#610 – Inherent Jurisdiction and Standing in Trust Litigation

#609 – Will Validation Law Proposed for Ontario

#608 - Bill 245: Upcoming Changes to the Succession Law Reform Act

#607 - Capacity to Instruct Counsel and the Appointment of a Litigation Guardian

#606 - The Unorthodox Expansion of Pecore

#605 - Obligations of Attorneys

#604 - Use of Reproductive Material After Death: Written Consent Required

#603 - Updates to the Rules of Civil Procedure

#602 - Can You Appoint a Litigation Guardian for Unborn and Unascertained Beneficiaries?

#601 - Proving Secret Trusts

#600 - Keeping Your Spouse Informed: Estate Freezes

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Hull on Estates #447 — McKay Estate v. McKay and Fiduciary Relationships

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Hull on Estates #444: Proving a Will in Common Form vs Solemn Form

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Hull on Estates #441 - Illiquid and Insolvent Estate

Hull on Estates #440 - Variation of Trusts 101

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Hull on Estates #438 Support for Common Law Spouses

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Hull on Estates #434 - Art as an Estate Asset

Hull on Estates #433 – Confidential Replacement Wills and Undue Influence

Hull on Estates #432 - Bankruptcy and estate planning

Hull on Estates # 431 - Delirium and Dementia

Hull on Estates - Removing Estate Trustees From A Deceased's Estate

Hull on Estates # 429 - Succession Law Reform Act

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Hull on Estates #427 - Lucid Interval

Hull on Estates #426 - Estate distributions on mistakes of fact

Hull on Estates #425 - Regulations amending the Rules of Civil Procedure

Hull on Estates # 424 - Regulations amending the Rules of Civil Procedure

Hull on Estates #423 - Succession Law and Reform Act

Hull on Estates #422 - Best Practices for Civil Trials

Hull on Estates #421 — Transfer of real property between parent and adult child

Hull on Estates #420 - The Inheritance Wars

Hull on Estates #419 - Communication with experts and disclosure of drafts

Hull on Estates #418 - Equalization of net family property under the Family Law Act

Hull on Estates #417 - Continuing an online presence after death

Hull on Estates #416 - Resigning as an attorney under the Substitute Decisions Act

Hull on Estates #415 - Accounting obligations with digital assets and accounts

Hull on Estates #414 - Costs Endorsement of the Hon. Justice Skarica

Hull on Estates #413 - Answering difficult legal questions in estate litigation

Hull on Estates #412 - Will drafting at Walmart

Hull on Estates #411 - Capacity assessments under the Substitute Decisions Act

Hull on Estates #410 - Volunteering with Junior Achievement of Canada

Hull on Estates #409 - Frequently asked questions about the Estate Administration Tax Act

Hull on Estates #408 - Foundations and charitable gifting options

Hull on Estates #407 - Parson v. McGovern

Hull on Estates #406 - Restitution for the Elderly Client

Hull on Estates #405 - Carter v. Canada and estate planning issues

Hull on Estates #404 - The decision of Spence v. BMO Trust Company

Hull on Estates #403 - Costs in litigation

New Regulations under the EATA

Hull on Estates #402 - The role of the Office of the Children's Lawyer

Hull on Estates #401- Case management and summary judgement

Hull on Estates #400 - Releases and the distribution of an estate

Hull on Estates #399 - Payment of inheritance taxes in other jurisdictions

Hull on Estates #398 - Challenging the Will of a living person

Hull on Estates #397 - Collaboration between estate planning and estate litigation lawyers

Hull on Estates #396- Appropriate communications between counsel and experts

Hull on Estates #395 - Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence

Hull on Estates #394 - The role of a litigation guardian

Hull on Estates #393 - Law reform and small estates

Hull on Estates #392 - Murder's impact on definition of estates

Hull on Estates #391 - Multiple wills

Hull on Estates #390 - Missing beneficiaries

Hull on Estates #389 - Appointing a custodian or guardian

Hull on Estates #388

Hull on Estates #387 - Limitation periods

Hull on Estates #386 - Practices for Solicitor-Client meetings

Hull on Estates #385 - Mroz v. Mroz, 2014

Hull on Estates #384 - Primary and secondary wills

Hull on Estates #383 - Testamentary Capacity

Hull on Estates #382- Attorneys for personal care

Hull on Estates #381: Morality in public policy

Hull on Estates #380 - Power of attorney

Hull on Estates #379 - Disclaimers of gifts under wills

Hull on Estates #378 - Time limits on dependent support claims

Hull on Estates #377 - Moral obligations

Hull on Estates #376 - The case of Guest v. Lott, 2013

Hull on Estates #375 - Estate trustees during litigation

Hull on Estates #374 - Removing estate trustees

Hull on Estates #373 - Retainer agreements

Hull on Estates #372 - Variation of Trusts

Listen to Hull on Estates #371 - Safekeeping of wills

Hull on Estates #370 - Plene Administravit

Hull on Estates #369 - Uniform Trustee Act

Hull on Estates #368 - Holograph wills

Hull on Estates #367 - Summary judgement and the Orfus Estate

Hull on Estates #366 - Costs award

Hull on Estates #365 - Plene affidavit: avoiding personal liability

Hull on Estates #364 - Uniform Trustee Act

Hull on Estates #363 - Allocating dividends

Hull on Estates #362 - Legitimate estate planning

Hull on Estates #361 - The Reliance of Releases

Hull on Estates #360 - Substitute Decisions Act

Hull on Estates #359 - Variations of trusts

Hull on Estates #358 - Due execution of a will

Hull on Estates #357 - Real property and joint tenancy

Hull on Estates #356 — Dealing with evidence

Hull on Estates #355 — Hearsay and the Evidence Act

HOE #354 — Estate Trustees and Notice of Objections

Hull on Estates Episode #353: The Supreme Court of Canada and the Right to Life

Hull on Estates Episode #352 - The Family Law Act and Matrimonial Homes

Hull on Estates Episode #351 – Solicitor's Note Taking for a Will

Hull on Estates Episode #350 – Gifts in Mortis Causa

Hull on Estates Episode #349 – Pets and Estate Planning

Hull on Estates Episode #348 – Notices of Objection

Hull on Estates Episode #347 – Application or Action?

Hull on Estates Episode #346 – Stepping Down as an Estate Trustee

Hull on Estates Episode #345 – Power of Attorney for Personal Care

Hull on Estates Episode #344 – Renunciation, Removal and Passing Over of Estate Trustees

Hull on Estates Episode #343 – RRSP's and Beneficiaries

Hull on Estates Episode #342 – Estate Freeze Considered as Fraudulent Conveyance

Hull on Estates Episode #341 – Changes to the Taxation of Trusts and Estates

Hull on Estate Episode #340 – Family Law in Trusts and Estate Law

Hull on Estates Episode #339 – Probate of a Lost Will

Hull on Estates Episode # 338 – Priorities in Payment of Estate Debts

Hull on Estates Episode #337 – Bankrupt Estates

Hull on Estates Episode #336 - Resealing of Guardianship Orders from Foreign Jurisdictions

Hull on Estates Episode #335 – Ethical Red Flags for the Estate and Trust Adviser

Hull on Estates Episode #334 – Married Spouses and Common Law Spouses

Hull on Estates Episode #333 – Expert Evidence

Hull on Estates Episode #331 – Passing of Accounts

Hull on Estates Episode #331 – Issues Involving Minors and Incapables

Hull on Estates #330 – Dependant Support Claims

Listen to: Hull on Estates #329 – Limitation Periods

Hull on Estates #328 – Rights of Spouses

Hull on Estates #327 - Tips for Young Advocates

Hull on Estates Episode #326 – Oral Contracts

Hull on Estates Episode #325 – Top Cases of 2012

Hull on Estates Episode #324 – The Will and Codicil

Hull on Estates Episode #323 – Digital Assets

Hull on Estates Episode #322 – Separation Agreements

Hull on Estates #321 – Legal Domicile

Hull on Estates #320 – Advising the Elderly Client

Hull on Estates Episode #319 - Law of Trusts and Matriominal Homes

Hull on Estates Episode #318 – Retaining an Expert in Elder Care

Hull on Estates Episode #317 – Joint Family Ventures

Hull on Estates Episode #316 – Declaration of Death

Hull on Estates Episode #315 – New Year's Resolutions for the Legal Practitioner

Hull on Estates Episode #314 – Rectification of a Will

Hull on Estates Episode #313 – The Evolution of the Limitations Act

Hull on Estates Episode #312 – Disclosure in Estates and Trusts

Hull on Estates Episode #311 – Beneficiary Designations When a Will Is Revoked

Hull on Estates Episode #310 – Guardianship and Capacity Issues

Hull on Estates Episode #309 – Limitation Periods in Estate Litigation

Hull on Estates #308 – Due Execution Reconsidered

Hull on Estates #307 – Creative Approach to a Civil Trial

Hull on Estates #306 – Estate Trust Liability

Hull on Estates Episode #305 – An Application for a Preservation Order

Hull on Estates Episode #304 – Consent and Life Support Decisions

Hull on Estates Episode #303 – Synergy: A new kind of Law Office

Hull on Estates Episode #302 – Rights of the Elderly

Hull on Estates Episode #301 – Modern Family Dynamics & Estate Planning

Hull on Estates Episode #300 - Contingency Fee Agreements

Hull on Estates Episode #299 – Framework for the Law as it Affects Older Adults

Hull on Estates Episode #298 – Appealing a Costs Order

Hull on Estates Episode #297 – The Dilemma of the Deathbed Will

Hull on Estates Episode #296 - Cummings v. Cummings and Support Claims

Hull on Estates Episode #295 - In the News: Gifting

Hull on Estates Episode #294 - Management Plans

Hull on Estates Episode #293 - Mutual Wills and Contracts to Make Wills

Hull on Estates Episode #292 - Severing a Joint Tenancy

Hull on Estates Episode #291 - Solicitor-Client Privilege

Hull on Estates Episode #290 - Termination of Trusts and the Common Law Rule

Hull on Estates Episode #289 - Case Law and Interim Relief Claims

Hull on Estates Episode #288 - Residency of Trust

Hull on Estates Episode #287 - Estates and Charter Claims

Hull on Estates Episode #286 - Changes in the Alberta Wills and Succession Act

Hull on Estates Episode #285 - Real Properties and the Severance of Joint Tenancies

Hull on Estates Episode #284 - Will Challenges and Holograph Wills

Hull on Estates Episode #283 - DNA and Parental Obligations

Hull on Estates Episode #282 - The Challenge of Detecting Undue Influence

Hull on Estates Episode #281 – Discussing "A Judge's View"

Hull on Estates Episode #280 - Common Law Relationships and Dependent Support Claims

Hull on Estates Episode #279 – Disclaimer and Other Wrinkles in Sibling Disputes

Hull on Estates Episode #278 – Lessons from Recent Cases

Hull on Estates Episode #277 - Creative Claims against Real Property

Hull on Estates Episode #276 - Representing Individuals with Mental Illness

Hull on Estates Episode #275 - Designation of Beneficiaries

Hull on Estates Episode #274 - Charitable Giving

Hull on Estates Episode #273 - Summary Judgment Rule Decision

Hull on Estates Episode #271 - Section 72 of the Succession Law Reform Act

Hull on Estates Episode #270 - General Trust Concepts

Hull on Estates Episode #269 - Terminating Inheritance Rights

Hull on Estates Episode #268 - Entitlements of a Child

Hull on Estates Episode #267 - How to Have a Guardian of Property Appointed Through Court Application

Hull on Estates Episode #266 - Back to Basics: Intestate Succession

Hull on Estates Episode #265 - Minor Children and Dependant Support Applications

Hull on Estates Episode # 264 - The Dependant's Support Application

Hull on Estates Episode #263 - POA Issues

Hull on Estates Episode #262 - Continuing Legal Education Programs

Hull on Estates Episode #261 - S. 37 of the Substitute Decisions Act

Episode #260 - Case comment on Kazarian v Fraser

Episode #259 - Fiduciary Duty and the Obligation to Pass Accounts

Episode #258 - When Meeting Your Lawyer For the First Time - What You Both Need to Know

Episode #257 - ERAssure - New E&O Protection for Executors

Episode #256 - Speaking to Win - The Art of Effective Speaking for Lawyers

Episode #255 - Digital Assets and Estate Planning

Episode #254 - Equalization Payments

Episode #253 - Equalization Application

Episode #252 - Canadian Donor Guide

Episode #251 - Return of a Certificate of Appointment

Episode #250 - OBA Trusts & Estates Section Year End Dinner

Episode #249 - Summary Judgment

Episode #248 - Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)

Episode # 247 - The Six-Minute Estates Lawyer 2011

Episode # 246 - Obtaining An Accounting

Episode # 245 - Estate Planning for New Lawyers

Episode # 243 - 10 Things You Really Need to Know to Practise Law

Episode # 243 - Interpretation of Wills

Episode #242 - Removing Estate Trustees

Episode #241 - Paper Reduction in the Law Office

Episode #240 - 10 tips: lawyer-client communication

Episode # 239 - Institute

Episode # 238 - Second Marriage Planning Issues

HOE 238

Episode #237 - Dependent Support

HOE # 237

Episode # 236 - Parental Support

Episode #235 - Breakfast Series

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Episode #234 - Subset of a dependent support claim

Reflections

Episode #232 - Mutual Wills

Episode #231 - Preparing for Trial

Episode #230 - Remedies for Breach of Duty by an Attorney for Property

Episode #229 - Continuing Legal Education

Episode # 228 - Service and Social Media

Episode #227 - Avoiding Negligence Claims in a Wills File

Episode #226 - Summary of the Hull & Hull Breakfast Seminar

Episode #225 - Trust Law, Foreign Trust and Trustee Cases

Episode #224 - A Recent Decision Setting Aside an Unopposed Judgment Passing Accounts

Episode #223 - Forensic Document Examination and Estate Litigation

Episode #222- Continuing Professional Development

Episode # 221 - Designation of Beneficiaries under the Insurance Act

Episode #220 - Estate Planning and Assisted Human Reproduction

Episode #219 - Estate Distribution

Episode #218 - Morgan (Estate) v. Morgan, 2010 BCCA 299

Preservation of Rights in Pending Litigation - Hull on Estates #217

Hull on Estates #216 - How to Pursue Recovery

Episode #215 - Orders Giving Directions in the Context of a Will Challenge

Episode #213 - Intensive Wills and Estates Workshop

Episode # 212 - Observations Pertaining to Estates and Trusts Law

Episode #211 - Recap: OBA Trust and Estates Section

Episode #210 - Solicitors Duty of Care

Episode #209 - Assisted Suicide

Episode #208- Rule of Pecore

Episode #207 - Proprietary Estoppel

Episode #206- Rules

Dinner with the Honorable Estates List Judges- Hull on Estates #205

Bequests to Minors – Hull on Estates #204

Trustee Liability - Part 2 - Hull on Estates #203

Trustee Liability - Hull on Estates #202

Capacity Litigation - Hull on Estates #201

Estate Trustee Appointment - Hull on Estates #200

Sibling Rivalry - Hull on Estates #199

Will Interpretation - Hull on Estates #198

Power of Attorney - Hull on Estates #197

Civil Proceedings - Hull on Estates #196

Guardianship Applications - Hull on Estates #195

Evidence Primer - Hull on Estates #194

New Year's Resolutions and Reviewing Estate Plans - Hull on Estates #193

Insurance Policies - Hull on Estates #192

Rodney Hull Q.C., LSM - Hull on Estates #191

Property Guardian Applications - Hull on Estates #190

Dueling Power of Attorney - Hull on Estates #189

Cost Decisions and Estate Litigation - Hull on Estates #188

Negligence Regarding Estates and Wills - Hull on Estates #187

Terminology in Civil Proceedings – Hull on Estates #186

Unworthy to Inherit - Hull on Estates #185

Selecting an Estate Trustee - Hull on Estates #184

Undue Influence - Hull on Estates #183

Contempt Motions - Hull on Estates #181

Will Clauses - Hull on Estates #180

Asset Management - Hull on Estates #179

The Family Law Act - Hull on Estates #178

Discussing Your Estate Plans - Hull on Estates #177

Admissible Evidence - Hull on Estates #176

Tax Issues - Hull on Estates #175

Unjust Enrichment - Hull on Estates #174

Episode #173 - Capacity Assessments

Episode #172 - The Willis Estate Case

Episode 171 - Mutual Wills

Episode 170 - Parties Under Disability

Episdoe 169 - News Stories That Impact Estate Litigation

Episode 168 - Taking Evidence Before Trial

Episode 167 - Knowledge Management

Episode 166 - The Estate Trustee During Litigation

Episode 165 - The Decision of Justice Brown

Episode #164 - Terminating or Varying a Trust

Episode #163 - Useful Clauses in a Will

Episode 162 - The Distinction Between Bringing Motions and Commencing Proceedings

Episode 161 - Q + A with Rodney Hull

Episode 160 - The Unique Characteristics of the Estate Retainier

Episode 159 - Henson Trusts

Episode 158 - The Role of the Office of the Public Guardian Trustee

Episode 157 - Administration Bonds

Episode 156 - Estate Needs and Will Needs for Someone With a Dependant

Episode 155 - Court Proceedings Involving the Substitute Decisions Act and the Health Care Consent Act

Episode 154 - The Legal and Substantive Role of the Executor

Episode 153 - Powers of Attorney for Personal Care

Episode 152 - Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure

Episode 151 - Protection For a Trustee Against Personal Liability

Episode 150 - Insolvency issues when dealing with estates

Episode 149 - Tucker and Tucker Estate Will Challenge

Episode 148 - Estate Planning in Uncertain Economic Times

Episode 147 - Compensation paid to guardians of property

Episode 146 - Short-circuiting the frivolous will challenge

Episode 145 - The decision of Frye vs. Frye

Episode 144 - Discussion of the case of Warren and Gilbert from Ontario Reports Dec 26th issue

Episode 143 - Procedural decisions that came out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice

Episode 142 - The formal requirements to make a valid Will in Ontario

Episode 141 - Transition of Disabled Minors into Adulthood

Episode 140 - Managing Estate Issues

Episode 139 - Rose v. Rose

Episode 138 - The Concept of Ethical Wills

Episode 137 - Offers to Settle in the Context of a Will Challenge

Episode 136 - The Family Law Act and division of property problems

Episode 135 - Dealing with Estate Issues That Arise Immediately Upon Death

Episode 134 - The Law as it Affects Older Adults

Episode 133 - The Interrelationship Between a Guardian of Property and a Trustee Under a Testamentary Trust

Episode 132 - Testamentary Capacity Issues

Episode 131 - Piszczek v. Zurawska

Episode 130 - A Review of Dependant Support Claims

Episode 129 - Fiduciary Accounting

Episode 128 - Attorneyship Issues

Episode 127 - Variation of Trusts

Episode 126 - Tracking Down Heirs

Episode 125 - Estate Planning for the Newly Separated Spouse

Episode 124 - Passing of Accounts and a Joint Retainer

Episode 123 - The Golubchuk Case and the Health Care Consent Act

Episode 122 - Settlement Issues

Episode 121 - The Absentee Act

Episode 120 - Developments in Will Changes

Episode 119 - Strategies to Prevent Estate Litigation

Episode 117 - Dependent Support and the Succession Law Reform Act

Episode 116 - Compensation for Estate Trustee and Solicitor Work

Episode 115 - Becoming an Executor after Death

Episode 114 - Same-Sex Marriages and their Impact on Estate Law and Administration

Episode 113 - Accounting Under the Powers of Attorney

Episode 112 - Lost Wills

Episode 111 - Evidence issues in estates when a main party is deceased

Episode 110 - Talking About Wealth and Personal Finance

Episode 109 - Passing of Accounts

Episode 108 - Dependency and Undue Influence

Episode 107 - Alter Ego Trusts

Episode 106 - Expert Witnesses and Expert Reports (The Cross Examination)

Episode 105 - Sham and Secret Trusts

Episode 104 - Issues Causing Delay in the Granting of Probate

Episode 103 - Midori and Ogilvy

Episode 102 - The Deemed Undertaking Rule

Episode #101 - Assisted Reproductive Technology and Succession Law

Episode 100 - Trustees' Rights to Indemnification

Episode 99 - A Continuation of Experts in the Context of Estates

Episode 98 - Accounting Procedure Available Under the Substitute Decision Act

Episode 97 - The Ontario Civil Justice Reform Project

Episode 96 - The Family Conference

Episode 95 - Tips and Traps in Drafting

Episode 94 - Experts in Estate Matters

Episode 93 - Karkus v. Cotroneo 2007

Episode 92 - Proprietary Estoppel

Episode 91 - Consent Orders

Episode 90 - Estate Assets

Episode 89 - Probate Issues and Requirements

Episode 88 - Preparing for Trials in the Context of Contested Passing of Accounts

Episode 87 - The Lesser Rules of Estate Litigation

Episode 86 - The STEP and Elder Law Conferences

Episode 85 - Getting Off the Record

Episode 84 - Trust Claims and Non-Married Spouses

Episode 83 - Appointing, Changing or Removing Trustees

Episode 82 - Court Order Compliance

Episode 81 - Court Approval

Episode 80 - Estate Planning Tips

Episode 79 - The Benefits and Pitfalls of Incentive Trusts

Episode 78 - The Removal of Estate Trustees

Episode 77 - Your Sins Are Not Forgiven - Cost Awards and Charities

Episode 76 - Pet Trust Funds

Episode 75 - Securing Interest in Land in Litigation

Episode 74 - Spousal Exclusion From Will of Deceased

Episode 73 - Dickie and Dickie

Episode 72 - Estate Law Case Study

Episode 71 - Trusts

Episode 70 - Litigation Involving Minors

Episode 69 - Partition in Sale Proceedings

Episode 68 - Demand Promissory Notes and the Estate

Episode 67 - The Dog Days of Summer: Planning for the Transfer of the Family Cottage

Episode 66 - Joint Accounts

Episode 65 - Interim Support in Dependent Support Claims

Episode 64 - Testamentary Intent: Holograph Wills

Episode 63 - Tips for Managing and Controlling Estate Litigation - Conclusion

Episode 62 - What Happened to My Gift: The Principle of Ademption

Episode 61 - The Solicitor/Client Privilege and the Duty of Confidentiality

Episode 60 - Mutual Wills

Episode 59 - Joint Accounts

Episode 58 - The Use of Contempt Motions in the Estate Context

Episode 57 - A Dutch Treat; Conflict of Laws and Estate Administration - Which Law Governs?

Episode 56 - The Hull & Hull website and a Practice Tip

Episode 55 - The Effect of Joint and Several Liability on Trustees

Episode 54 - Contemplating "In Contemplation of Marriage"

Episode 53 - Tips for Controlling and Managing Estate Litigation

Episode 52 - Trying to Protect an Elderly Parent from Financial Exploitation; The Limits on Power of Attorney

Episode 51 - The Trustee's Power to Encroach on Capital

Episode 50 - The Rectification of a Will

Episode 49 - The Estate Trustee During Litigation

Episode 48 - Tips for Directing and Controlling Estate Litigation

Episode 47 - The Two Sides to Transferring a Cottage to your Children

Episode 46 - Causation

Episode 45 - The Use of Contempt Procedures in Estate Matters

Episode 44 - Trustee Obligations to Beneficiaries

Episode 43 - Managing Estate Litigation: Order for Directions continued

Episode 42 - Adult Support Obligations for Elderly Parents

Episode 41 - The Waters' Law of Trusts in Canada

Episode 40 - New Years Resolutions for Succession Planning

Episode 39 - Removing an Estate Trustee

Episode 38 - Managing Estate Litigation - Order Giving Directions

Episode 37 - Limitation Periods and Equalization Payments

Episode 36 - Mediation

Episode 35 - Will Challenges

Episode 34 - Security for Costs Motion in the Context of Estate Litigation

Episode 33 - Hull & Hull LLP's New Website

Episode 32 - The Family War - Winning the Inheritance Battle

Hull on Estates Episode 31 - Contingency Fee Agreements in the Context of Estate Litigation

Episode 30 - Security for Costs Motion

Episode 29 - Podwise Social Media Inc.

Episode 28 - Solicitor's Negligence

Episode 27 - Compensation of an Estate Trustee Continued

Episode 26 - The Compensation of an Estate Trustee

Episode 25 - Why We Blog

Episode 24 - Disclosure to Beneficiaries

Episode 23 - Summary Judgment Motions - Part II

Episode 22 - Summary Judgment Motions - Part I

Episode 21 - The Process of Estate Litigation

Episode 20 - Costs Awards

Episode 19 - Overview of Costs in the Estate

Episode 18 - Contingency Fees and Security for Costs in Estate Litigation

Episode 17 - Costs in Estate Litigation

Episode 16 - Harrison v. Fallis

Episode 15 - Popke v. Bolt

Episode 14 - Leskun vs. Leskun

Episode 13 - Costs in Estate Litigation

Episode 12 - Burden of Proof

Episode 11- Capacity Assessments

Episode 10 - Knowledge and Approval

Episode 9 - Knowledge and Approval

Episode 8 - Suspicious Circumstances

Episode 7 - Testamentary Capacity

Episode 6 - Testamentary Capacity

Episode 5 - More on drafting wills

Episode 4 - Legal issues when drafting a will

Episode 3 - Will drafting issues

Episode 2 - Testamentary capacity

Episode 1 - Drafting wills & careful note-taking