by Mississauga Board of Trade | May 10, 2016 | Estate Planning, personal records
By Dorothy Hagel Most people are aware that beneficiaries can be named directly on certain assets. Life insurance and Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) are the most common examples. Sometimes the beneficiaries named directly on these special assets are the...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Dec 8, 2015 | personal records
By Dorothy Hagel Rules of the intestacy apply when dividing an estate of someone who died without a valid will. What’s intestacy? Simply put, intestacy is the state of dying without a valid will. When someone dies intestate, it means that they have left no valid...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Nov 10, 2015 | personal records, Uncategorized
By Dorothy Hagel It’s quite common to hear someone say “I don’t really need a will.” People believe that their estates are “small” or “simple” and that “everyone gets along.” Often, people are convinced that letting their wishes be known to loved ones is “good...
by Mississauga Board of Trade | Oct 13, 2015 | personal records
By Dorothy Hagel Access to information is an important part of access to justice. People, who have information that they need are more likely to avoid legal problems altogether or prevent the problems they already have from becoming even bigger. Making a will is no...
