Many married couples find that having a joint bank account is the most convenient method to keep their finances. Therefore, during their marriages, most couples have one or more joint bank accounts. Each spouse can withdraw money, deposit money, and move money from...
Taking divorce can feel perplexing as if you're navigating uncharted hazards and unsure how to prevent missteps, as with everything new. It is a difficult process, even in the best of circumstances. However, you may avoid some of the classic divorce blunders that...
Relations between parents and children are always tricky, and perhaps never more so than when parents dispose of their estates: who inherits and how much? A recent Court of Appeal for Ontario decision affirms that parents have no “moral obliga- tion” to provide for...
In the case of Verch v. Weckwerth1 the Court of Appeal was asked to grant an appeal on the sole grounds that the deceased had a moral obligation to provide for his adult children in a just and equitable manner. The deceased, Albert Verch had left a will that left his...