Wills/Estates Law

When someone passes, most of their assets will be immediately frozen. Their executor or his/her lawyer must apply for Court approval to get the assets unfrozen and passed down to the [...]

Why Everyone Should Have a Marriage Contract   Over 40% of Canadian marriages end in divorce and, without proper planning, a failed marriage will often end with intense fighting, expensive [...]

When we die, most of our assets will be frozen and will be untouchable without first getting court approval (probate), which can be time-consuming and expensive if you have a complex estate. [...]

In Canada, most type of inheritance does not happen “automatically”. No, it’s not like on TV – the deceased lawyer reads a Will, and the beneficiaries just get their share. Instead, most assets [...]

Hi everyone, I’m Sabrina, a lawyer at Varity Law. Recently, there are many clients who came to our office after their loved ones passed away. Upon examining their wills, we discovered that most [...]

For many types of assets, you must get Court approval, through a process called probate, before you can get your inheritance.   Recently, our firm have completed many small estates probate [...]

Since COVID-19 started, we did a lot of probate applications for our clients. Throughout the process, whether or not the family did estate planning means heaven or hell for their beneficiaries. [...]

Recently, we have done a lot of probate applications for families without a Will. When distributing their corporate assets, the process became very difficult due to 2 reasons. First, some [...]

In recent years, an increasing number of people began to prioritize estate planning. An important element in this process is tax planning.   Today, Sabrina – Lawyer at Varity Law – will [...]

Sometimes, we are under the wrong impression that real estate purchases are one-time deals – we mistakenly think that the only relevant factors are the expenses and tax implications at the [...]