Friday, December 23, 2022

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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Thursday, December 22, 2022

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 It is no longer valid after death.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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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

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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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

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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Monday, December 19, 2022

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 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:
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Friday, December 16, 2022

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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Thursday, December 15, 2022

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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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

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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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

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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Monday, December 12, 2022

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 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:
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Friday, December 09, 2022

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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Thursday, December 08, 2022

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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Wednesday, December 07, 2022

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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Tuesday, December 06, 2022

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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Monday, December 05, 2022

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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