Legal Tweet of the Day: December 23, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Twitter hit by legal complaints from 100 former employees following Musk's layoffs #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3WnsnZS

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 22, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: ‘Nothing has worked’: How years of litigation, abuse and harassment ended with mass murder inside a Vaughan condo tower #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3v99U7l

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is the difference between a Last Will and a Power of Attorney? Do I need both?

A Last Will only determines what happens to your property after you have passed.

A Power of Attorney is used to appoint someone to manage your property and your medical care if you are incapable. It is no longer valid after death.

In some ways, having an Attorney who can protect you while you are still living is even more important that having a will. 

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 21, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ombudsman releases scathing report after Toronto boy, 10, found malnourished and living in squalor #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CityNewsTO https://bit.ly/3GavbUF

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Estate Tax

There are 3 basic ways in which most simple Estates may be required to pay taxes.

1.      If all or part of your state is being submitted to Probate, you'll need to pay what's called an Estate Administration Tax on that portion.

2.      If you have to sell property or shares in a corporation, your state may need to pay Capital Gains Tax on the proceeds from the sale of that property.

3.      Lastly your Estate will need to file a tax return for the year in which you die until your Estate is wrapped up and all of the money is paid out.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 20, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: German court convicts 97-year-old ex-secretary at Nazi camp #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3WzexmS

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 19, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CityNewsTO https://bit.ly/3G1psQS

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of December 19, 2022

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of December 19, 2022

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 19, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to ban TikTok
  

• Toronto cop files $30M complaint against police association alleging it sided with sexual abusers
  

• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried indicted on eight criminal charges including fraud and conspiracy
  

• Barbados’ top court repeals laws that criminalize gay sex
  

• Slain Georgia lawyer was shot and his law office set on fire; divorce client was wife of suspect
  

• Have a Toronto home sitting empty? You could face the new vacancy tax in the new year
  

• Supreme Court declines to block California's ban on flavored cigarettes
  

• Toronto man cleared of abducting and raising baby after biological father ‘effectively recanted’ allegations
  

• DeSantis seeks grand jury investigation of COVID-19 vaccines
  

• Judge throws out evidence in drug case after man's 'humiliating' strip search by Winnipeg police
  

• Elon Musk's Twitter bans several prominent journalists without explanation
  

• State says NYC planned ban on foie gras sales violates law
  

• Federal public servants mandated to return to office 2-3 days a week by March 31
  

• Attorney discipline committee: Giuliani broke rules
  

• ‘Nobody’ cares about his new ‘strong mayor’ powers, John Tory tells his critics
  

• Ford government’s process for next chief justice violates separation of powers, judges warn | The Star
  

• Martin Regg Cohn: Doug Ford appointed unqualified party loyalists to fill key tribunal spots. Now Ontarians are paying the price as wait lists swell
  

• Her ex-boyfriend stalked her using an AirTag. Now, she's suing Apple
  

• Hockey Canada members elect new board of directors after previous board resigned amid sexual assault scandals
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 16, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Her ex-boyfriend stalked her using an AirTag. Now, she's suing Apple #law #legal #lawtwitter via CNN https://cnn.it/3huMdn1

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from August 12, 2010

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from August 12, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: B.C. Court: Loss of "Promising" Law Career Assessed at $5.1 Million
https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/08/bccourt-loss-of-promising-law-career.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 15, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Have a Toronto home sitting empty? You could face the new vacancy tax in the new year #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3FwTkDt

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 14, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto cop files $30M complaint against police association alleging it sided with sexual abusers #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CityNewsTO https://bit.ly/3HBlLTp

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 13, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: House Passes Bill to Protect Same-Sex Marriage Rights #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3VWt3VU

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 12, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Councillors call for public inquiry into Eglinton Crosstown LRT ‘disaster’ #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3Fnrp8G

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of December 12, 2022

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of December 12, 2022

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 12, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Trump Organization tax fraud trial in jury’s hands
  

• Facebook warns it could block Canadians’ access to news over Ottawa’s online news bill
  

• More 'police' centres run by China found around world: NGO | CTV News
  

• Federal judge OKs Oregon’s new high-capacity magazine ban
  

• Trump Organization convicted in executive tax dodge scheme
  

• First Nations demand withdrawal of proposed Alberta Sovereignty, Saskatchewan First acts
  

• NDP urges House of Commons to pass bill banning all use of physical force against children
  

• Virginia’s top court reinstates prosecutor removed by judge
  

• Quebec judge authorizes class-action lawsuit against ‘addictive’ Fortnite video game
  

• Daughter of Barry, Honey Sherman makes plea for info 5 years after couple’s murder
  

• Ontario to allow pharmacists to prescribe antiviral Paxlovid for COVID
  

• Brittney Griner freed in swap for Russian arms dealer
  

• EU court: Google must delete inaccurate search info if asked
  

• Michael Flynn appears before Atlanta grand jury probe into Trump's election subversion
  

• Change the Constitution or face Alberta independence referendum, says architect of Sovereignty Act
  

• Ontario bill to better protect post-secondary students abused by faculty becomes law
  

• Ontario passes bill extending strong mayor powers for Toronto and Ottawa
  

• House Passes Bill to Protect Same-Sex Marriage Rights
  

• Judge to Hear Justice Dept. Contempt Request in Trump Documents Case
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 9, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Change the Constitution or face Alberta independence referendum, says architect of Sovereignty Act #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3W3PEQ1

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 17, 2015

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 17, 2015 via Wise Law Blog: Getting Your Legal Writing Right http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2015/04/getting-your-legal-writing-right.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 8, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: First Nations demand withdrawal of proposed Alberta Sovereignty, Saskatchewan First acts #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3UInBEA

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Can I make my own Will using an online form?

Beware. If you use an online form instead of a lawyer:

1. You aren’t getting personalized advice from a lawyer who has assessed your needs and interests. 

2. Nobody is proofreading the document to ensure it is error free, and captures your intentions accurately. 

3. Sadly, many online will forms include mistakes -  some that could adversely affect the interpretation of the Will. 

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 7, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trump Organization convicted in executive tax dodge scheme #law #legal #lawtwitter via @Yahoo https:yhoo.it/3VT87ia

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is Probate?

When you name a person in your last will to be the Executor of your Estate, that person sometimes needs to also apply to the Court to be appointed formally as the legal representative of your Estate in order to deal with certain property that you own, potentially like a house or a bank account that solely in your name. The process of applying to Court to be appointed as the representative of your Estate is what we call Probate.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 6, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Facebook warns it could block Canadians’ access to news over Ottawa’s online news bill #law #legal #lawtwitter via @globeandmail https://tgam.ca/3P2n2Vb

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: December 5, 2022

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Iran Has Abolished Morality Police, Official Suggests, After Months of Protests #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3FrNWm1

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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