tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post7732284145168679229..comments2024-03-28T12:41:21.857-07:00Comments on Estate Law Canada: Financial elder abuse is on the riseLynne Butler, BA LLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-17220600631096177662016-12-17T17:56:09.827-08:002016-12-17T17:56:09.827-08:00Lyne,
Thank you for your reply.
To clarify, the ...Lyne,<br /><br />Thank you for your reply.<br /><br />To clarify, the other beneficiary to my mother's estate, is not a direct beneficiary to my aunt's estate. My mother's estate is the beneficiary so as its executor, I must review the administration of the other estate and then sign a release only once satisfied that administration has been completed appropriately (as per your Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05228764001637152702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-20460116583002306132016-12-17T14:44:05.426-08:002016-12-17T14:44:05.426-08:00Thanks for the support, Trudi. I hope you'll k...Thanks for the support, Trudi. I hope you'll keep me informed of the outcome of your case.<br /><br />LynneLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-34025718363320952012016-12-17T14:42:44.047-08:002016-12-17T14:42:44.047-08:00Mark, that sound very frustrating. I disagree that...Mark, that sound very frustrating. I disagree that you would be liable for any shortcoming to his portion. No liability attaches to you for releasing the executor. It's still all on the executor to account to the beneficiaries.<br /><br />Going up through the channels is how the bank likes you to deal with complaints. Sometimes it seems as if there is no point to it except to give yet anotherLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-91659348063636693812016-12-15T12:57:26.794-08:002016-12-15T12:57:26.794-08:00Once again Lynne is right. The most ripoffs come ...Once again Lynne is right. The most ripoffs come from family first, then friends, people you know & trust. I worked 23 years in real-estate sales specializing in estates in Toronto, every problem, was always from greedy relatives, ex-spouses, ex-girl/boy friends first. Lawyers & I had a hell of a time dealing with it. Ontario laws however are grossly inadequate, hence; my pending Trudi Trahan-upchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02749642716178119841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-75744812716842885242016-12-13T08:14:27.428-08:002016-12-13T08:14:27.428-08:00Lynne,
Based on your comments above, I would appr...Lynne,<br /><br />Based on your comments above, I would appreciate your feedback.<br /><br />I am acting as Trustee for my mother's estate. My mother was to be beneficiary to her sister's estate as per my aunt's holograph will. My aunt died 1.5 years before my mother.<br /><br />I have a dispute with the trust co appointed as administrator for my aunt's estate and I refuse to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05228764001637152702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-9171676860615302062016-12-10T20:58:05.263-08:002016-12-10T20:58:05.263-08:00That's a pretty cynical attitude. If you'r...That's a pretty cynical attitude. If you're interested in facts, you should know that there are no reported cases of trust companies stealing estate funds. They are highly regulated and audited. And if a trust company employee does one day go nuts and steal estate funds, at least the trust company has deep enough pockets to pay it back. <br /><br />Attitudes like yours are one of the mainLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-45472606370227282542016-12-10T20:52:03.068-08:002016-12-10T20:52:03.068-08:00Yes.
LynneYes. <br /><br />LynneLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-38148326261234067792016-12-09T12:25:53.061-08:002016-12-09T12:25:53.061-08:00Question about codicils. If one has a will and wis...Question about codicils. If one has a will and wishes to change the executor and nothing else, is a codicil acceptable for that purpose? This is for Ontario.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-68922422591960269702016-12-09T08:15:31.405-08:002016-12-09T08:15:31.405-08:00I'd rather have my kids steal it than a lawyer...I'd rather have my kids steal it than a lawyer or Trust Company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-42881568993778038692016-12-09T08:10:41.279-08:002016-12-09T08:10:41.279-08:00Thank you for posting this, in particular the prev...Thank you for posting this, in particular the preventative advice. Such advice protects not only the senior, but also the person holding the PoA. Seniors advocacy groups could and should do more to provide such protective advice.<br />I have a PoA from my widowed mother, assist her with both her daily and her longer-term financial needs, and have no intention of misusing that trust. But I have Lotarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440669609779706883noreply@blogger.com