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FAMILY FARM FEUD-HOLY COW!

by Charles Ticker | Dec 7, 2012 | dividing estate, estate law, estate litigation, mediation, succession planning

A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal sets out the pitfalls of litigating estate disputes. This case involved a dispute between a brother and sister over their late parents’ farm. Gary and Louanne Mountain are the son and daughter of the late John “Jack”...

Estate dispute between brothers over family home ends in tragedy

by Charles Ticker | Sep 7, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation

A common sibling estate dispute that I see in my practice involves the family home where an adult sibling continues to reside in the home after the parent has died. Sometimes a sibling will move in to take care of the elderly parent. In other situations, the parent is...

Is reality TV the way to solve estate disputes?

by Charles Ticker | Aug 24, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation, mediation

I recently came across an ad online for a new Reality TV show. The ad read as follows: “- HAVE YOU AND YOUR SIBLINGS BEEN IN A DISPUTE OVER MONEY, RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY, FRIENDS OR ANYTHING? DO YOU WANT A CHANCE TO CONFRONT THEM ON OUR SHOW AND RESOLVE YOUR...

Sibling estate fight morphs into nasty neighbour dispute

by Charles Ticker | Jul 12, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation, infliction of mental distress, neighbor dispute

In my over 30 years of practice, I have found that the most difficult disputes are those involving neighbours or siblings fighting over an estate.  A recent Ontario case involved a sibling estate fight and a neighbour dispute- a highly charged and emotional...

On flying solo and an update on Samsung sibling spat

by Charles Ticker | Jun 1, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation

They say you should only blog when you have something to say. I must confess I have a bit of writer’s block this week and because of other commitments I have not had much time to write. Well, it’s been a busy week. I attended the Solo and Small Firm...
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