Why a lawyer is your friend

I love the title of this article. I also like what the article says. I'm attaching a link to a brief article  by lawyer Cesia Green that talks about how a lawyer helps you prepare your will. Click here to read it. It also contains links to related articles.

Giving to someone who likes a few too many

This blog post by Cesia Green gives an excellent example of how a trust can be used in a will to protect a family member with an addiction. This is also an example of working well together with an estate-planning lawyer who will come up with ideas and solutions that you might like.  Click here to read the article.

An estate dispute of Dickensian proportions

Cesia Green, who blogs at the real/estate blog, discusses the recent case of Kaptyn v. Kaptyn, an Ontario estate dispute that has been going on for years. The problem? The deceased left his sons as executors and they simply can't get along. The resultant fight has been going on for years. Who knew that siblings can't agree! Click here to read Ms. Green's post.