Canada:
What's Happening - January 2019
06 February 2019
Miller Thomson LLP
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Our national Private Client Services Group's cornerstone
publication, Miller Thomson on Estate Planning, was
cited favourably in the appeal decision of the Divisional Court
discussed in this newsletter reversing Milne Estate
(Re), 2018 ONSC 4174, a potentially harmful decision of
the Ontario Superior Court of Justice which created uncertainty as
to whether designated beneficiaries receive their intended bequests
where there are multiple Wills. (Read our October
special edition of Wealth
Matters discussing the troublesome lower court
decision.)
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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