Friday, March 31, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 31, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario minimum wage to increase to $16.55 per hour on Oct. 1 #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3zmRGkY

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 6, 2006


This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 6, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Supreme Court of Canada: Social Hosts Not Liable for Drunk Driving Guests
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 30, 2023



#LegalTweetoftheDay: Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine in response to Indigenous demands #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3nx4cvH
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: When should you make a Will?


The best time to time to prepare your Last Will is “right now.” 

The end product is only half the benefit. You also benefit from taking stock of all your assets and responsibilities and from planning how you’d like to take care of your loved ones. 

When you talk with a lawyer about your Will, you will get advice and clarity about these concerns and the steps you need to take to keep your affairs in order. There is no more important way to provide for your family and your future.  

- Paul Adam, Toronto
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 29, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Pence Must Testify to Jan. 6 Grand Jury, Judge Rules #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3nx0sKN

- 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, March 28, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 28, 2023


#LegalTweetofthDay: Meet the DA who’s set to go to war with Donald Trump #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3nm6m0V
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Monday, March 27, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 27, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Florida teen sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing 13-year-old classmate #law #legal #LawTwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3lIOzk7
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of March 27, 2023

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Friday, March 24, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 24, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Home shoppers are just saying no, as GTA new single-family home sales hit record low #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3FOauNR

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 22, 2015


This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from January 22, 2015 via Wise Law Blog: Should the Public Continue to Fund Courts to Resolve Personal, Civil Disputes? http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2015/01/should-public-continue-to-fund-courts.html
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 23, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Canada is raising the federal minimum wage to $16.65 next month. Here’s what that means for Ontario #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3TCyTLO
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Do children inherit parent's debt?


Most debt doesn’t transfer from a parent’s estate to a child. If the deceased did not have enough assets to pay off the debts, the creditors may require a sale of the assets of the estate to address the debt, but that’s it. 

There are some exceptions- like if a child jointly owned the debt, or acted as a guarantor, or if the deceased parent improperly offloaded assets to the child for less than market value to evade creditors. 

- Paul Adam, Toronto
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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 22, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Via Rail apologizes after Muslim man told not to pray at Ottawa train station #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/40iTRSa

- 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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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 21, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario woman faces over 30 charges in rental fraud investigation on Facebook Marketplace, Kijiji #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://bit.ly/3LE5mPW
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Monday, March 20, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 20, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: How Donald Trump Would Be Arrested #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://nyti.ms/3yPATqm
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of March 20, 2023

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Friday, March 17, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 17, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ottawa says Human Rights Commission discriminated against its Black employees #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://bit.ly/3mYxm6A
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from July 24, 2012


This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from July 24, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Developments in Access to Legal Information Online

https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/07/developments-in-access-to-legal.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 16, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Major General Dany Fortin, military officer acquitted of sexual assault, sues government, PM for $6M #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/3JIbAwK
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Is a foreign Will valid in Ontario?


This can depend on the Will itself. Some factors to consider are: 

1. Does the Will intend to apply to property in Ontario? 
2. Can the words of the Will be interpreted conclusively? 
3. Does the Will deal with the property in a way that is legal in Ontario? 

If the Court is satisfied with the answers to all of these questions, and an executor has already been appointed outside Ontario, it may grant that executor the right to administer the deceased’s property in Ontario, too.

- Paul Adam, Toronto
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: March 15, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Access to the drug used for medication abortions could be cut off nationwide, depending on this hearing today #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://cnn.it/3FsWF7k
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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