Kissing Cousins: Where Family Law, and Trusts and Estates Law Meet

  • April 05, 2016

PURCHASE

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DESCRIPTION

Family and estates law often seem to act as two sides of the same coin. Family lawyers need to understand trusts and estates law when putting together marriage contracts and separation agreements. Estates lawyers need to consider family law rights and obligations when developing estate plans and conducting estate litigation. Gain practical strategies and drafting tools for addressing essential issues at the intersection of family law, and trusts and estates law.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Karon Bales, Bales Beall LLP
Elizabeth Bozek, Senior Will & Estate Planner, Scotiatrust

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Spousal Trusts and the Taxman, 2016 What's New, What's Old?
Wendy Templeton, Basman Smith LLP

Discretionary Trust Essentials
John O'Sullivan, John O'Sullivan Law
Andrea Tratnik, Beard Winter LLP

Planning for the Future: Coordinating Marriage Contracts and Estate Planning
Mary-Alice Thompson, Cunningham, Swan, Carty, Little & Bonham LLP

How Separation and Divorce Impacts Wills, Beneficiary Designations and Joint Tenancy
Jane Martin, Dickson Appell LLP
E. Llana Nakonechny, Dickson Appell LLP

Best Practices for Handling Dementia and the Associated Capacity Concerns
Presented by Heather Mountford, Goddard Gamage Stephens LLP
Submitted by Nimali Gamage, Goddard Gamage Stephens LLP

Does Your Older Client Have Capacity?
Dr. Kenneth Shulman, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto

Using Arbitration in Estates Matters
Suzana Popovic-Montag, Hull & Hull LLP

Mediation/Arbitration In Family Law
Cheryl Goldhart, Goldhart & Associates

Key Developments in the Law of Dependents' Relief
Pia Hundal, Eisen Law