Legal Tweet of the Day: April 25, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Arizona Charges Giuliani and Other Trump Allies in Election Interference Case #law #legal #LawTwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/4b4atrtr

- 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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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 24, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto Catholic District School Board will not fly 'pro-life' flag #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/3s6eruur

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: What is an Executor?

An Executor is the person who’s the legal representative of your Estate. 

After you die, your Executor is responsible for taking all of the assets and properties that you own and distributing it to your heirs. If you’re thinking about who should be your Executor, you want to name a person who is responsible, organized, a good communicator, and who keeps their head in a difficult emotional situation, and if you can pick somebody who lives in Ontario.

- Paul Adam, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 23, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Toronto police chief asks for OPP review after judge in Umar Zameer trial raised concerns about officer testimony #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/35jkn7wu

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Employment #LawFactof the Day: How to resign the right way?

An employee is obligated to give reasonable notice of intention to resign from his or her position of employment.

The amount of notice to be given will depend on a number of factors including any provision in an employment agreement that sets out the amount of notice of resignation that is required.

Where there is no employment agreement that provides for resignation by employee, these factors will apply:

- The nature of the Employee's position, experience and skill-set.

- Length of service with the employer.

- Nature of the industry.

- The time it would reasonably take the employer to find a proper replacement.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 22, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Opening Statements in Trump’s Criminal Trial to Begin Monday #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/yckcsfz9

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of April 22, 2024

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of April 22, 2024

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 22, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Tribunal dismisses appeal of former Toronto cop who was fired after tweeting workplace harassment allegations
  

• ‘Rust’ Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Is Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
  

• Trump's historic hush money trial begins with jury selection
  

• A rundown of the key players in Donald Trump's hush money trial: the judge, the opposing lawyers, and the top witnesses
  

• Proposed class-action lawsuit against Shoppers Drug Mart alleges 'unsafe and unethical corporate practices'
  

• Manitoba RCMP arrest 3 teens suspected of sexual assault in hockey hazing case
  

• The 42 Questions Prospective Jurors in Trump’s Hush-Money Trial Are Being Asked
  

• Trio found guilty of mischief for roles in 2022 Coutts, Alta., blockade
  

• Raptors' Jontay Porter banned for life from NBA for betting on games
  

• Google Fires 28 Employees Who Protested an Israeli Cloud Contract
  

• CRA paid out $37M to tax scammers, unsealed affidavit alleges
  

• Premier joins call for reversal as Ontario Legislature bans keffiyehs
  

• Trump’s Jury Was Chosen. Opening Statements Could Start Monday.
  

• Arizona Coyotes officially headed to Utah as sale gets final NHL approval
  

• 14 arrested in Montreal and Laval in 'grandparent scam' totalling $2.2M
  

• Handwritten contract for home sale is legally binding: B.C. court
  

• Toronto city council votes to keep vacant home tax amid calls to scrap the program after 'fiasco'
  

• Judge orders shared custody of pet dog under new B.C. law
  

• Correctional Service of Canada says it's tackling threat posed by drones dropping contraband into prisons
  

• Federal government withdraws offer of 17 Alberta family court judges when province won't meet terms
  

• David Boies can’t ignore clients’ liability releases by ‘simply invoking’ name ‘Epstein,’ sanctions bid says

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 19, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Judge orders shared custody of pet dog under new B.C. law #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/4xz7j6k5

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 20, 2012

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 20, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Will Microsoft's Surface be the Tablet for Lawyers https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/06/why-microsofts-surface-tablet-shames-pc.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 18, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: CRA paid out $37M to tax scammers, unsealed affidavit alleges #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/bdhk5fbf

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: How important is it to have a Last Will if you are in your 30s?

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: April 17, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Proposed class-action lawsuit against Shoppers Drug Mart alleges 'unsafe and unethical corporate practices' #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/yz84a4k3

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: 4 Things to know when making a Last Will and Testament

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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Wise Law's Employment #LawFactof the Day: The Duty to Accommodate Disability in the Workplace

Every Ontario employer has a duty to accommodate an employee's disability up to the point of undue hardship.

An employee is however responsible for requesting the accommodation and providing the employer with adequate information about the nature of his or her request.

This includes producing supporting medical documentation, if requested.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 15, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ottawa says avoid all travel to Israel as the country braces for potential Iranian attack #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/56dhy5jp

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of April 15, 2024

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of April 15, 2024

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 15, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Supreme Court of Canada Releases 2023 Year in Review
  

• RBC fires CFO Nadine Ahn after investigation into personal relationship with employee
  

• Senior Swiss women prevail in landmark climate case at Europe's human rights court
  

• Canadian DNA lab knew its paternity tests identified the wrong dads, but it kept selling them
  

• Court forces Philadelphia theater to screen Israeli film after backlash from Jewish community
  

• Judge Blocks Trump’s Lawyers From Naming Witnesses in Documents Case
  

• Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Near-Total Abortion Ban Enacted in 1864
  

• 2 lawyers and client die in Las Vegas law office shooting; 1 attorney was alleged gunman
  

• Intimate partner violence could be declared an epidemic in Ontario after Ford government backs NDP bill
  

• O.J. Simpson, football star turned celebrity murder defendant, dead at 76
  

• How to submit a compensation claim if you have an iPhone 6 or 7 in Canada
  

• Ontarian wins legal battle for public funding of gender-affirming surgery argued as 'experimental'
  

• Supreme Court won't hear families' years-long case over access to Bernardo documents
  

• Hamas Does Not Have 40 Hostages Who Meet Terms of Potential Swap With Israel, Official Says
  

• Judge dismisses lawsuits filed against rapper Drake over deadly Astroworld concert
  

• Toronto police suspensions have cost public $1.3M so far in 2024
  

• As Trial Looms, Trump Plays to a Jury of Millions - The New York Times
  

• What Happened to Damages That O.J. Simpson Owed to the Victims’ Families? - The New York Times
  

• Alberta premier says she's prepared to take Ottawa to court over housing deals | CBC News
  

• Toronto city staff proposing to change vacant home tax program | CTV News
  

• Ottawa says avoid all travel to Israel as the country braces for potential Iranian attack | CBC News
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 12, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontarian wins legal battle for public funding of gender-affirming surgery argued as 'experimental' #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/9stmyp68

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 19, 2009

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 19, 2009 via Wise Law Blog: Ontario Court Nixes CIBC Overtime Class Action http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2009/06/ontario-court-nixes-cibc-overtime-class.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 11, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Intimate partner violence could be declared an epidemic in Ontario after Ford government backs NDP bill #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/2vfvecnz

- 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: April 10, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Near-Total Abortion Ban Enacted in 1864 #law #legal #lawtwitter via @nytimes https://tinyurl.com/5cyk84ad

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Paul Adam on Wills and Estates: Dying without 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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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 9, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Canadian DNA lab knew its paternity tests identified the wrong dads, but it kept selling them #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/m92mx66y

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Employment #LawFact of the Day: Severance entitlements of long-term employees

In 2015, an Ontario Court awarded 27 months’ of pay in lieu of reasonable notice to a 65-year-old civil engineer who had been employed for 40.66 years. 

In exceptional circumstances involving extraordinarily long-service employees, it is within the discretion of Ontario Courts to award more than 24 months’ damages. 

Seek legal advice to determine your rights and entitlements.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: April 8, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Greta Thunberg released after Dutch climate protest arrest, rejoins protest and is arrested again #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/49ffd8fp

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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