This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Natalia Angelini discuss a decision out of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice that deals with designation of beneficiaries under RRSPs and policies of insurance. 

The case, Orpin v. Littlechild et al, 2011 ONSC 7695 (CanLII), illustrates how the court determines whether a designation of beneficiaries applies in specific circumstances. 

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This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Saman Jaffery discuss Charitable Giving and Estate Planning. If you have any questions or comments, please send us an email at hull.lawyers.gmail.com or visit our blog at estatelaw.hullandhull.com

This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Holly LeValliant discuss the Summary Judgment Rule decision.  More specifically, they discuss the significance of the decision and whether it will expand the use of summary judgment.

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This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Natalia Angelini discuss dependant support claims and the impact of assets falling under Section 72 of the Succession Law Reform Act.

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This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Nadia Harasymowycz discuss General Trust Concepts and Issues while giving a brief and general overview.

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This week on Hull on Estates, Paul Trudelle and Saman Jaffery discuss a paper presented by Ian Hull and co-authored by Suzana Popovic-Montag at the Estates and Trusts Summit held on November 9, 2011.  The topic of their discussion is Terminating Inheritance Rights.

This week on Hull on Estates David Smith and Nadia Harasymowycz discuss the definition of "Child" and its application in the Estates field with a review of the British Columbia cases of Hope v. Raeder Estate and Peri v. McCutcheon.

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This week on Hull on Estates, Natalia Angelini and Saman Jaffery briefly outline the steps needed when preparing an application to have a guardian of property appointed for an incapable person.

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This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Nadia Harasymowycz discuss how things aren't always as simple as they appear and explain that complications can arise from the most basic things.  Specifically, they touch on the issue of intestate succession.

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This week on Hull on Estates, David Smith and Natalia Angelini discuss the issue of minor children and dependant support applications.  More specifically, they give some basic tips when bringing forward your claim.