Happy Canada Day

Happy #CanadaDay and best wishes for a safe and enjoyable summer from all of us at Wise Law.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 30, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judges Block Transgender Care Bans for Minors in Kentucky and Tennessee #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/mr3578z7

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 30, 2006

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 30, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: N.B. Court: Same-Sex Adultery is Ground for Divorce http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/04/nb-court-same-sex-adultery-is-ground.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 29, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheday: Dog at the centre of unprecedented Ontario estates court battle after death of man who bought it #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVToronto https://tinyurl.com/3n8yxwb6

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 28, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Fringe mayoral candidate Xiao Hua Gong wants a recount, despite losing by more than a quarter of a million votes #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://tinyurl.com/5n8dumnb

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Intestacy - Dying without a Last Will

There’s a popular misconception that if I die without a last will everything goes to the government. That's actually not true.

If you die without a last will in Ontario there is a whole system in the law for who gets your property after you die.

If you have a spouse everything is left to your spouse, if you have a spouse and children everything is divided between your spouse and your children, and if you don't have a spouse or children everything is divided between your closest living family members.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 27, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Olivia Chow elected mayor of Toronto, CP24 declares #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/mtxk43wb

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 26, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto heads to the polls to elect a new mayor today. Here's what to know #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/mw3kb7ew

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of June 26, 2023

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of June 26, 2023

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 26, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Barrie’s homelessness plan is being called ‘a clear violation of basic human rights.’ Would prohibit residents from giving money, food or water to homeless people on city property
  

• Hunter Biden Reaches Deal to Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor Tax Charges
  

• Force Justin Trudeau to fill judicial vacancies, lawyer asks Federal Court
  

• Crown withdraws domestic assault charges against senior GTA judge
  

• Barrie council backs off on bylaws banning food, clothing distribution on city property
  

• In a Toronto court, Jordan Peterson fights for his right to tweet his mind
  

• Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says
  

• Scammers are calling people in Ontario pretending to be court judges, police say
  

• A Manhattan judge on Thursday imposed a $5,000 fine on two lawyers who prepared a legal brief full of made-up cases and citations, all generated by the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT, and then submitted it in court
  

• Migrant workers' DNA destroyed as part of settlement with Ontario police, advocates call it 'complete victory'
  

• Toronto cop guilty of faking will to steal dead man’s $834,000 estate
  

• Ontario banning floating homes on provincial waterways
  

• New rules on price fixing, wage suppression and employee poaching kick in today
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from December 9, 2013

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from December 9, 2013 via Wise Law Blog: The "Simple" Will: Not Always So Simple… http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-simple-will-not-always-so-simple.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 22, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: In a Toronto court, Jordan Peterson fights for his right to tweet his mind #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://tinyurl.com/5n77fsrs

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: How important is it to have a Will if you are in your 30s and don’t have many assets?

Having a Last Will is still important, even if you are young. There is no better way to provide for your family and your future.  

You can create a Last Will to plan ahead for a time when you have increased assets or a larger family. Now is always a good time, because your life is only going to get more hectic! 

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 21, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Andrew Tate charged with rape, human trafficking in Romania #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/57p43duj

- 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: June 20, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: RCMP says there was 'insufficient evidence' to lay charges in SNC-Lavalin affair #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/35b5b777

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 19, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: TDSB introduced its first school without gender-specific washrooms. Here’s how it’s playing out #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://tinyurl.com/3ajt2ske

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of June 19, 2023

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of June 19, 2023

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 19, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Fox News Tells Tucker Carlson to Stop Posting Videos on Twitter
  

• Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown steps down amid probe into misconduct claim
  

• 2 SCOTUS justices delay financial disclosure; which justice listed $1,200 in flowers from Oprah?
  

• Ontario woman could be forced to cancel August wedding due to ongoing divorce court delays
  

• Review of Paul Bernardo's transfer to medium-security prison underway
  

• Canada’s top judge slams Trudeau government over judicial vacancies, warns serious criminal trials are at risk
  

• Donald Trump Is Arraigned on Federal Charges
  

• Google’s Ads Violate Antitrust Laws, E.U. Says
  

• Ontario Superior Court orders punitive costs to deter estate trustees from breaking fiduciary duty | Law Times

• A new city above Toronto? Markham’s mayor thinks York Region’s municipalities should amalgamate
  

• Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6M US for firing after racially charged controversy
  

• City council approves 9km of new bike lanes in Toronto
  

• Long-term Airbnb guests aren’t covered under Ontario tenant law, Landlord and Tenant Board rules
  

• Can police demand to have your doorbell video? Here's what you need to know
  

• Judge Orders Lawyers in Trump Case to Start Getting Security Clearances
  

• Supreme Court of Canada upholds Safe Third Country Agreement, Canada-U.S. deal to control flow of refugees
  

• Robert Bowers found guilty in antisemitic Tree of Life mass shooting in Pittsburgh
  

• Ontario to stop using jails for immigration detention
  

• Doug Ford gives ‘strong mayor’ powers to 26 more Ontario cities, including Brampton, Mississauga, Markham and Oshawa
  

• Man acquitted after Toronto cops mute body cameras during arrest
  

• Judge Mostly Blocks Indiana Ban on Transition Care for Minors
  

• Selfie with Windsor, Ont., woman's hospitalized dad leads to charge against London man
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 16, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Can police demand to have your doorbell video? Here's what you need to know #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/4j6h3pfx

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from July 22, 2012 via Wise Law Blog

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from July 22, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Scalia, Textualism and The Interpretive "Rule of the 18th Century Brits" https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/07/scalia-textualism-and-interpretive-rule.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 15, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: A new city above Toronto? Markham’s mayor thinks York Region’s municipalities should amalgamate #law #legal #lawtwitter via @TorontoStar https://tinyurl.com/yptbazvb

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 14, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Donald Trump Is Arraigned on Federal Charges #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/492vefcr

- 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: June 13, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario woman could be forced to cancel August wedding due to ongoing divorce court delays #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/3kkk5hh9

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: June 12, 2023

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Corrections defends Bernardo's privacy, as it faces calls to detail transfer reason #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/4j9j8vns

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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