If a will doesn’t address compensation, then provincial statutes, case law or set guidelines govern how much an executor can receive
A trustee’s tax liability has limits, a court case suggests
Planning for foreign assets may require multiple documents
Clients considering the strategy must take extra care
Regularly providing information to beneficiaries — and keeping records — will go a long way
Help your client avoid these pitfalls
The change is meant to address "perennial" backlog issues
A lack of planning can impede your client’s wishes
Attorney general says changes were in the works before Covid-19
Governments introduced the measures in response to social distancing requirements