If you live outside of Canada but own property here, the Canadian government still wants to make sure taxes are paid on any money you make from that property.

A well-structured estate plan can save tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in probate (Estate Administration Tax) and ensure that your wealth transitions smoothly to your beneficiaries with minimal delay and expense.

In Barsoski v. Wesley, the Court upheld the validity of a mother’s will despite one of her children alleging that the other had unduly influenced her into changing her estate plan. The mother had left the bulk of her estate to one child, citing a long history of estrangement and lack of contact with the other.