Resources

With the current necessity for social distancing and self-isolation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, estates lawyers are experiencing a myriad of unique and unprecedented questions arising from the inability to physically meet with clients.

What does a new decade bring for advising your clients on U.S. tax law? Join our faculty to update yourself on cross-border tax issues involving residency implications, acquiring and holding foreign property, and limiting U.S. estate tax.

When your next estate planning file involves family law considerations, you will need to know how these two areas of law interact.

Many estate matters proceed by way of application. As part of the application, the affidavit can serve as a tool for advancing your client’s interests or theory of the case – if you know how to properly frame and draft one.

Join your colleagues for an evening of dinner, networking and discussion as senior practitioners share their insights on current issues and best practices in the estate planning world.

The right expert can help you win your client’s case before and at trial.

Estate planning for people with disabilities raises special considerations. Are you familiar with the planning techniques necessary to safeguard your client’s interests?

With many Canadians holding property in the U.S., or spending time as snowbirds in warm U.S. states, it is critical for Canadian lawyers to be up to speed on key cross-border issues that may impact your clients' estate plans.

Join us for a unique opportunity to hear from your Superior Court of Justice judges in a less formal setting than the courtroom.

Heading into an estates and/or trusts mediation? Don’t forget about the tax! Estates and trusts cases can have significant income tax consequences for all parties involved.