OBA members gathered virtually on October 19, 2021 for the Trusts and Estates Section’s October Brown Bag Lunch meeting.
The meeting began with a BBLer sharing an announcement about the new O.Reg. 709/21, which amends the Rules of Civil Procedure. The new regulation is a significant change that will come into effect on January 1, 2022. It will take the existing probate forms, and consolidate them into 8 new forms and a number of other amended forms. Practitioners will be required to quickly familiarize themselves with the changes coming into effect to ensure they are filing the correct materials with the court. The new forms are intended to complement the changes to the Succession Law Reform Act that will also be coming into effect early next year. The forms are meant to reduce costs and simplify the process for probate applications.