Estate trustees in Ontario will now be required to report much more detailed information regarding the value of assets in an estate after a recent change in the province’s probate laws. The change is ...

Read about the practical strategies to reduce or avoid probate fees in Ontario, and ensure a smoother transfer of assets to your beneficiaries. When it comes to estate planning, and settling an estate ...

Ontarians will now be able to apply for probate and receive probate certificates by email after the Ontario government announced several changes to the application process last week. Previously, an ...

The Ontario government is proposing to eliminate probate tax on estates valued under $50,000, and to ease the compliance regime involved in the filing of an estate administration return in the ...

Sandra and her husband have lived in their principal residence for 40 years, but his is the only name on title. A financial planner looks at their options. This article is 3 years old. Some details ...

In Ontario, new guidelines in the updated Estates Court Staff Procedures Manual may eventually lead to faster handling of certain probate applications. The manual, released last week, outlines how to ...

The decision to allow electronic submissions is meant to address persistent backlog issues and is part of a wider initiative by the government to update the estate and will process in the province. In ...