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📢 Last week of Make a Will: What is a Power of Attorney? 📢
As Make a Will Month wraps up, we wanted to shed some light on the “Power of Attorney” also knowns as “the POA”. Did you know? A POA is a document that…
📢 Make A Will Month: Who Should Help Manage Your Affairs? 📢
Week 3 of Make a Will Month is here! This week, we’re breaking down how to choose the right people for your estate plan. As you go through the estate planning process,…
📢 Make A Will Month: What to Consider Including in your Will 📢
Make a Will month continues. This week, we’re diving into what is typically included in a Will and what is commonly excluded: 📝 Consider including: Real estate, personal effects, joint accounts, some…
📢 November is Make a Will Month 📢
Make a Will Month is an opportunity to spread awareness about the importance of creating a Will. This is an important step you can take to protect your loved ones and ensure…
Estate Planning: New & Noteworthy
Siblings may now manage an RDSP for a beneficiary who is not capable of being their own plan holder The federal government has extended a measure allowing qualifying family members to open…
New Changes to Wills and Estates Law
2021 has brought significant changes to Wills and Estates law in Ontario and 2022 is shaping up to be just as momentous. In this PooranLaw Insights article, we recap the changes. Changes…
COVID-19: Estate planning during COVID-19
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began earlier this year, many people have been deeply concerned about long-term planning for their loved ones. For people with disabilities and their families, these issues can be…
COVID-19: Ontario Passes Covid-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act
Posted May 21, 2020 On May 12, 2020, Ontario passed Bill 190, the Covid-19 Response and Reforms to Modernize Ontario Act, 2020, in an effort to formalize directives in law that had…
Inspiring Possibilities: Estate Planning Guide 2020
Posted May 11, 2020 Community Living Ontario has launched the 2020 edition of the Inspiring Possibilities: Estate Planning Guide! Written by PooranLaw, the guide is a comprehensive roadmap of tax, benefits,…
Together, Community Living Ontario and PooranLaw have produced a free e-book — the pre-eminent guide to future planning for people with disabilities, Henson Trusts, government benefits, legal decision making, guardianship and more.
Together, Community Living Ontario and PooranLaw have produced another free e-book – essential reading to anyone looking to engage or who has engaged a support worker. The book provides a detailed and accessible explanation of the law of employment and contractual relationships, as well as key related considerations respecting insurance, funding, taxes, and much more.