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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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of February 20, 2024

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of February 20, 2024

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 20, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• Bell denied stay in decision allowing smaller companies to sell internet using its fibre networks
  

• No free parking in Toronto starting on Family Day
  

• Ontario government's bill limiting wages for many public sector workers ruled unconstitutional by Appeal Court
  

• Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Immunity Ruling in Federal Election Case
  

• Federal appeals judge, 96, fails to overturn suspension order for refusing to cooperate in fitness probe
  

• Florida Supreme Court tells state bar to stop funding diversity initiatives
  

• Supreme Court Gives Prosecutors a Week to Respond in Trump Immunity Case
  

• Ontario government faces legal action over licence to long-term care home with 'highest' COVID-19 death rate
  

• Toronto police investigating demonstration outside of Mount Sinai Hospital after Trudeau calls it 'reprehensible' antisemitism
  

• Ontario drivers won't need to renew their licence plates anymore, Ford announces
  

• As unruly guests disturb the peace, this popular Ontario cottage community considers licences for short-term rentals
  

• Bell CEO, other execs called to committee to answer questions about job cuts
  

• Ottawa must fix ‘appalling’ judge shortage: Federal Court
  

• Unlocking the Doors to BC’s Court Records: A Game-Changer From Courthouse Libraries BC
  

• Man accused of secretly placing cameras in washrooms of two downtown Toronto coffee shops to record people
  

• Ontario reaches deal with teachers in French-language public system
  

• B.C. announces expanded access to free family law, including for people facing intimate partner violence
  

• Air Canada found liable for chatbot's bad advice on plane tickets
  

• Cost of policing protests in Toronto since October near $9M, TPS chief says
  

• Donald Trump's 1st criminal trial confirmed for next month in New York
  

• Families of Israeli hostages head to international court to urge the prosecution of Hamas leaders

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: February 16, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Cost of policing protests in Toronto since October near $9M, TPS chief says #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/yu8mrtje

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 29, 2012

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from June 29, 2012 via Wise Law Blog: Tax or Mandate? John Roberts As the Decider https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2012/06/tax-of-mandate-john-roberts-is-decider.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: February 15, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario drivers won't need to renew their licence plates anymore, Ford announces #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/yc4xtzjv

- 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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Legal Tweet of the Day: February 14, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Bell CEO, other execs called to committee to answer questions about job cuts #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/msdr6vk

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Somya Grover talks about the importance of Financial Statements in Family Law matters

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: February 13, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario government's bill limiting wages for many public sector workers ruled unconstitutional by Appeal Court #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/yc526f9c

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Employment #LawFact of the Day: How much am I owed if I am fired?

The amount payable to a wrongfully dismissed employee depends on the length of employment, age, salary, and several other factors.

It can be as much as one month for each year of service, or even more in exceptional circumstances.

You may be entitled to compensation.

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: February 12, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: A court battle between the CRA and the Toronto Maple Leafs captain could be pivotal for other pro athletes #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/ms5cw377

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Top 10 Law Tweets for the Week of February 12, 2024

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of February 12, 2024

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 12, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• After bringing criminal charges over 2020 Netflix film "Cuties", DA winds up with federal court bad-faith finding
  

• With 'superhuman' artificial intelligence looming, Canada needs law now: AI pioneer
  

• Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Claim of Absolute Immunity
  

• Trump does not have immunity in Jan. 6 case, U.S. appeals court rules
  

• Ontario city councillor faces backlash after penning op-ed criticizing Black History Month celebrations
  

• Court allows negligence class-action suit against Ontario LTC minister to proceed
  

• Toronto Maple Leafs' captain John Tavares takes CRA to court over $8M tax dispute
  

• Montreal man charged with uttering death threats against Trudeau
  

• 'Daunting consequence': Supreme Court chief justice on removing Trump from Colorado ballot
  

• Massage therapist allegedly secretly recorded client undressing in Pickering, Ont.: police
  

• Canadian writer Mark Steyn ordered to pay climate scientist $1M US after defamation trial
  

• Woman with life-altering injuries after dog attack in Toronto: police
  

• A court battle between the CRA and the Toronto Maple Leafs captain could be pivotal for other pro athletes
  

• ABA House of Delegates Approves Uniform Collaborative Law Act

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: February 9, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Massage therapist allegedly secretly recorded client undressing in Pickering, Ont.: police #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/yckyacfr

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 17, 2007

This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 17, 2007 via Wise Law Blog: Employment Law: Is Online "Adult" Activity Relevant to the Workplace http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2007/04/employment-law-is-online-adult-activity.html

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Legal Tweet of the Day: February 8, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Montreal man charged with uttering death threats against Trudeau #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews http://tinyurl.com/bdejstpc

- 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: February 7, 2024

#LegalTweetoftheDay: Court allows negligence class-action suit against Ontario LTC minister to proceed #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews http://tinyurl.com/27a8bbd9

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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Wise Law’s Satyma Mongia discusses harassment in the workplace and the steps you can take to protect yourself

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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