LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates

Here is your daily Law Fact from Wise Law for Thursday June 28, 2018.

Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.

When a person is married in Ontario, the marriage automatically revokes a prior Last Will made by that person.

The sole exception to this rule is a Last Will that is specifically made in anticipation of an upcoming marriage to a specific person.

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 27, 2018.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

The amount of child support payable by a non-custodial parent is strictly governed by the Child Support Guidelines. The Guideline tables establish basic child support obligations and are based solely on the payor’s income, number of children, and province of residence.

In addition to the basic child support payable under the Guidelines, additional amounts may be payable to cover special and extraordinary expenses incurred for a child’s daycare, medical care, education and extra-curricular activities like hockey and ballet. These additional expenses are shared by the parents in proportion to their respective incomes.

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFacts from Wise Law for Tuesday June 26, 2018.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

Did you know that your Employer has a duty to accommodate your disability up until a point of undue hardship?

An employee is however responsible for requesting the accommodation and providing the employer with adequate information about the nature of his or her request, which often includes producing supporting medical documentation.

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Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of June 25, 2018

140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of June 25, 2018.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of June 25, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 25, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Proposed class-action lawsuits filed against Bank of Montreal, CIBC’s Simplii over security breaches

• Judge Rejects Kansas Law Requiring Voters to Show Proof of Citizenship

• Judge strikes down Kansas voter ID law and orders Kris Kobach to take additional CLE

• 600+ members of Sessions' church charge him with violating church rules

• Immigrants illegally entering the country experience ‘rapid-fire justice’ in federal courts

• Vote in Canada Paves the Way for Legalization of Marijuana

• Canadians can't light up yet, justice minister warns after 'historic' bill to legalize pot passes

• Fact Check of the Day: Explaining Trump’s Claim About Canadians Smuggling Shoes Because of ‘Massive’ Tariffs

• Bill to expunge gay-sex criminal records takes effect in Canada today

• Sara Netanyahu Indicted on Fraud Charges in Israel

• Discriminated against for depression: Transport Canada ordered to give B.C. man top-secret job

• Malcolm Mercer: Preliminary Thoughts on Green, Groia and TWU

• Jogger accidentally crosses U.S. border from B.C., gets detained for 2 weeks by authorities

• Legal recreational marijuana: what you need to know

• As anti-LGBTQ activist wanted for promotion of hatred surrenders to police, he says he regrets nothing

• A US Supreme Court win for privacy advocates - warrant required for cell phone tracking

• Canada’s top judge says Supreme Court should provide leadership at a time when fundamental values are being undermined in the world

• Civilian Toronto police employee jailed after her database searches led to killings

• Tax tussle: Shaw loses court bid to claim customers 'bought' paper invoices

• Separated parents given option for voluntary deportation amid child reunification

• RCMP faces $1.1B lawsuit over bullying, harassment claims dating back decades

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Friday June 22, 2018.

Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.

Where a person dies without a will, an intestacy arises. Ontario’s Succession Law Reform Act establishes rules for the distribution of an intestate deceased person’s property. An intestate person’s spouse inherits the first $200,000 of an Estate.

Estate property over $200,000 is divided between the deceased’s spouse and children, in proportions that depend on the number of surviving children. Where there are no surviving spouse or children, parents inherit. If there are no surviving parents, siblings will inherit. 

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LawFact of the Day: Family law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 20, 2018.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

In difficult custody cases, a Court may request that the Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL) become involved to investigate and make recommendations to the Court or to provide legal representation for a child.

The OCL is an Ontario government agency that employs lawyers and social workers. It works to provide independent information to the Court about a child’s needs, wishes and legal interests.

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday June 19, 2018.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

In addition to the minimum notice and severance required by the Employment Standards Act, Ontario employees are entitled to reasonable notice of termination, or pay in lieu of thereof upon termination of employment.

Unless an employment contract limits an employee’s entitlements, reasonable notice will be based on duration of employment, type of position, age and many other factors.

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Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of June 18, 2018

140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of June 18, 2018.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of June 18, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 18, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• Read the full text of the statement Trump and Kim signed

• Will America Lose Canada?

• Doug Ford has lots of choices in assembling first PC government since 2003

• Powdered milk in US prison? Judge says it's not cruel and unusual

• "NFL team ordered to pay $12.5M for player's injury"

• "Michael Cohen Denies Report He Expects Imminent Arrest"

• Read the judge's opinion in DENYING US government bid to stop ATT/Time Warner merger

• "Toobin: Suspicions about Trump DOJ's motives"

• Senate defeats a bid to restore mandatory roadside screening to impaired driving bill

• Parents and lawyers say family separations are surging at border

• Cheesecake Factory Is Found Partly Liable in $4.6 Million Janitor Wage Theft Case

• Michael Cohen, Trump’s Fixer, Parting With Lawyers as Federal Investigation Continues

• Prison system failed to ensure security tests aren't racially biased against Indigenous inmates

• Canadian pot legalization battle brewing as government rejects key Senate change

• Church of Scientology staffer in Quebec City earned $70 for nearly 39 hours of work, document shows

• Kentucky judge reprimanded for posting comment about murder case on Facebook

• Court: Florida law firm accused of having an on-site bar not liable for death of intoxicated paralegal

• New York attorney general sues Trump Foundation

• Trump says Michael Cohen isn't his personal lawyer anymore

• Report says Comey used personal email account for FBI business

• 3 adults in polyamorous relationship declared legal parents by N. L. court

• Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee granted restraining order against purported caregiver after elder abuse claims

• Strike drags on at York as vote by contract faculty overturned by CUPE

• Report: Comey's actions 'extraordinary and insubordinate'

• Judge Orders Manafort Jailed Before Trial, Citing New Obstruction Charges

• Quebec clarinetist awarded $350K after ex-girlfriend sabotages career opportunity

• 2,000 kids separated from their parents at US border, DHS says

• ‘I Can’t Go Without My Son,’ a Mother Pleaded as She Was Deported to Guatemala

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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday June 14, 2018.

Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.

For an Ontario will to be valid, it must be signed by the person making the will and be witnessed by two people who are not beneficiaries under the will.

A holograph will is an exception to these formal requirements. Holograph wills must be made entirely in the handwriting of the testator. No witnesses are required for a holograph will.

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 13, 2018.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

Many custody disputes in Ontario family law matters are now resolved through mediation, rather than court action. 

Mediators work with parents to create parenting plans and residency schedules that are tailor-made to provide for children’s needs and for joint parenting. Both parties must  obtain independent legal advice to finalize any agreement.

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday June 12, 2018.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

Do employees have different severance entitlements under the Employment Standards Act and in wrongful dismissal cases that are decided in Court?

Ontario’s Employment Standards Act provides only for employees’ minimum notice and severance entitlements.  Common law entitlements can be as much as one month for each year of service, or even more in exceptional circumstances. 

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Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of June 11, 2018

140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of June 11, 2018.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of June 11, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 11, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• US Supreme Court rules for Colorado baker who refused to make cake for gay wedding

• Supreme Court Sides With Baker Who Turned Away Gay Couple

• Can a president obstruct justice? Trump says he has the power to pardon himself as experts weigh in

• PC Leader Doug Ford faces lawsuit alleging millions withheld from late brother's family

• Rob Ford’s widow sues Doug Ford, alleging he has deprived her and her children of millions

• Prosecutor testifying at Leora Shemes perjury trial denies trying to conceal police corruption allegations

• Cutting off workers from benefits at 65 unconstitutional, human rights tribunal rules

• Puerto Rico ordered by Court to release death records

• Doug Ford vows to fight sister-in-law’s ‘false’ allegations in court

• White House Unblocks Twitter Users Who Sued Trump, but Appeals Ruling

• Taking Migrant Children From Parents Is Illegal, U.N. Tells U.S.

• San Francisco Voters Uphold Ban on Flavored Vaping Products

• A big win for same-sex couples in EU nations

• Daniels' new lawsuit claims lawyers manipulated her to benefit Trump

• Quebec abandons plans for pit bull ban, citing lack of science to back breed-specific laws

• No, Mr. Trump, Canada Did Not Burn Down the White House in the War of 1812

• Right to Terminate Group Benefits at 65 on the Road to a Successful Challenge

• SC manager pleads guilty to beating black worker, not paying him for years

• Will Canada’s Senate pass the cannabis bill tonight? No one knows for sure

• US Federal Judge rules that challenge to family separation at border can proceed

• Senate votes to pass recreational legalization of pot

• Stormy Daniels' ex-attorney rips her in countersuit that includes Cohen

• The marijuana bill has passed the Senate — and now things get dicey

• 'The gig is up': Trump demands Canada dismantle supply management or risk trading relationship

• Op-Ed Columnist: Trump Tries to Destroy the West

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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday June 7, 2018.

Today we are talking about Wills and Estates.

Ontario’s probate fees are $250 for the first $50,000 of an estate’s value and $15 for each additional $1,000. These fees are properly referred to as Estate Administration Taxes.

These taxes must be paid at the court when an Application is filed for the appointment of an Estate Trustee to administer an estate.

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LawFact of the Day: Family Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 6, 2018.

Today we are talking about Family Law.

The property rights of common law spouses upon separation are not governed by any Ontario statute.

Common law spouses may still advance family property claims, especially where property has been acquired in a “joint family venture,” or they have contributed to the acquisition, maintenance or improvement of property owned by a common law spouse.

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LawFact of the Day: Employment Law

Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday June 5, 2018.

Today we are talking about Employment Law.

In 2015, an Ontario Court awarded 27 months’ of pay in lieu of reasonable notice to a 65-year-old civil engineer who had been employed for 40.66 years.

In exceptional circumstances involving extraordinarily long-service employees, it is within the discretion of Ontario Courts to award more than 24 months’ damages.

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Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of June 4, 2018

140Law: Here are our top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of June 4, 2018.

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140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of June 4, 2018

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 4, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: 

• More than 1,000 CRA employees disciplined for misconduct over past 4 years

• A View From Virginia: Is It Ethical for Lawyers to Accept Bitcoins and Other Cryptocurrencies?

• Facebook data scandal the ‘canary in the coal mine,’ whistleblower says

• Rosie DiManno: Judge roasts crooked Hamilton cop’s ‘almost supreme entitlement,’ sentences him to 12.5 years

• Ontario’s New Construction Act Arrives on July 1, 2018: Don’t get Caught by the Transition Rules

• Harvey Weinstein indicted on rape and criminal sexual act charges

• The end of “custody” and “access” in Canada

• Romeo Saganash's Indigenous rights bill passes in the House of Commons

• DC ethics board seeks suspension for ex-judge’s ‘manifestly absurd’ claims in $67M lost-pants suit

• Trump hits Canada, Mexico, EU with steel and aluminum tariffs

• U.S. will slap Canada with steel and aluminum tariffs starting at midnight

• Florida jury awards $0.04 to family of black man fatally shot by police

• More Women Paying Alimony

• Supreme Court vindicates Joseph Groia, ‘rude’ Toronto lawyer, overturns misconduct finding against him

• How a 'nobody' ex-con pushed Avenatti's law firm into bankruptcy

• Ungovernable unlicensed immigration adviser Angelina Codina gets 7-year jail term

• 8.5 years in prison for Toronto pastor who sexually assaulted church members

• Trump’s Lawyers, in Confidential Memo, Argue to Head Off a Historic Subpoena

• NYT: Trump lawyers make case in memo to Mueller

• NYT: The president has the power to 'terminate the inquiry' or use his power to pardon, his lawyers argued

• Prominent Toronto lawyer set to go on trial on perjury charge

• President Trump Thinks He Is a King

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