Friday, September 29, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 29, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Sask. premier to use notwithstanding clause to veto judge ruling on school pronoun policy #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/3zvw6spa
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2010


This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from February 24, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Orders Money Mart to Pay $30,000 for Failure to Investigate Harassment http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/02/ontario-human-rights-tribunal-orders.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 28, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: PM Trudeau apologizes for Parliament's recognition of Nazi veteran during Zelenskyy visit #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/23r7btxr
- 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, September 27, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 27, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: New York judge finds Donald Trump liable for fraud #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CNN https://tinyurl.com/84dj9v4k
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Making a Last Will


If you're making the Last Will there are 4 things that you should think about.

1. Who do I want to leave my property to after I pass away?

2. Who's the person that I want to appoint to take care of all of my property and affairs after I die?

3. You need to think about any responsibilities you have to your loved ones to care for them after you die. Think children, think elderly parents.

4. Once you put your mind to all of that, you'll get in contact with the lawyer and the lawyer will help you write your last will.

- Paul Adam, Toronto
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 26, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Calgary bylaw aimed at protecting LGBTQ events faces legal challenge #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/yjevyvmj
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Monday, September 25, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 25, 2023


Nebraska Mother Who Gave Abortion Pills to Teen Daughter Gets 2 Years in Prison #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/mutnf2fw

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of September 25, 2023

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 25, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter:
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Friday, September 22, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 22, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: 'It was a mistake:' Ford reversing Ontario government's decision to open Greenbelt #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/s9cprz42
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 12, 2012


This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 12, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Seven Years of Wise Law Blog https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/04/seven-years-of-wise-law-blog.html
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Thursday, September 21, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 21, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Saskatchewan judge to hear school pronoun policy injunction application #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/4j4cw8ft
- 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, September 20, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 23, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Trudeau Accuses India in Killing of Canadian Sikh Leader #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/bde9cj25
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: 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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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 19, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario court dismisses sex workers' Charter challenge #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/4rswssf6

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Monday, September 18, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 18, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheday: TikTok hit with hefty fine in Europe for past failings safeguarding youth privacy #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/4ysets56
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of September 18, 2023

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Friday, September 15, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 15, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Man found with guns and drugs after calling in overdose has sentence overturned by Saskatchewan Court of Appeal due to Good Samaritan Act #law #legal #LawTwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/33rsn25n
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Happy Rosh Hashanah!


From all of us at Wise Law, we wish everyone good health, happiness, and a sweet New Year. Happy Rosh Hashanah!
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 17, 2010


This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 17, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: Alberta Tribunal Addresses the "Great Prima Facie Debate" on Family Status Workplace Accommodation https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/05/alberta-tribunal-addresses-great-prima.html
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 14, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: New batch of vaccines available in Ontario this fall #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/mwyrmmzp

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: If a family member has put money into an investment in your name and you have co-signed on changes to the investment, does the investment belong to you?


The answer will very often depend on what you and your family member intended. Did they put the investments in your name with the expectation that you would hold it for their benefit, as a convenience, or was it done with the intention that the money was to belong to you? 

Where there is a dispute, Ontario’s Courts will look at the documents or agreements you signed, the intentions of everyone involved and the surrounding circumstances to determine ownership interests. 

- Paul B. Adam, Toronto
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 13, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: B.C. premier says he's 'white-hot angry' that stabbing suspect was on day pass from psychiatric hospital #law #legal #lawtwitter via @cbcnews https://tinyurl.com/mr25bryd
- 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 B. Adam, Toronto
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Legal Tweet of the Day: September 12, 2023


#LegalTweetoftheDay: Cell service must be provided by all carriers on TTC as of Oct. 3, minister says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/4xfvd4hk
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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