In Ontario, it is required by law that all real estate transactions, be they sales, purchases, or mortgages, be handled and “signed-off” by a lawyer who is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. Most real estate transactions involve two lawyers, one for each...
Estate administration refers to the process of collecting and managing a deceased person's assets, paying debts, filing taxes, and distributing property. When a person dies, all of their possessions, including property, money, bank and investment accounts, stocks, pensions, personal belongings, and real estate holdings...
One may be surprised to learn that in Ontario, married and common law couples are not accorded the same treatment when it comes to property division on separation. When a relationship comes to an end, common law partners and wedded couples are treated differently under...
Separation and divorce are two related legal processes that involve the dissolution of a relationship. Most often, a separation agreement will precede a legal divorce. In Ontario, the law states that a divorce can only be obtained when a couple has been separated for at...