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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...

Siblings succeed in challenging will based on delusions

by Charles Ticker | Apr 5, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation

Many of the sibling estate fights that I come across involve siblings fighting over a parent’s estate. The recent case of Re Fawson Estate is a bit of a twist in that involved siblings fighting over a sibling’s estate. Margaret Fawson had three brothers. She made a...

Spend the time and money on a proper will

by Charles Ticker | Mar 9, 2012 | estate law, estate litigation

Most sibling estate fights that I litigate involve a will. The fight may be a will challenge disputing the validity of the will based on: • Lack of testamentary capacity on the part of the testator ( the person making the will) • The testator’s lack of knowledge or...

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