Think estate planning can wait? Here’s the thing: putting off or delaying estate planning can leave your loved ones in a ...

Whether it’s a bank account, retirement account, or a life insurance policy through your job, you need to start naming ...

Three years ago, Ontario’s Succession Law Reform Act (SLRA) was amended so that separated spouses are treated as divorced at ...

A widow is pinning her hopes on the court to grant her ownership of her dead husband’s preserved sperm, so that she can conceive another child.

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The North Carolina Court of Appeals’ recent decision on December 3, 2024 in Abitol v. Clark highlights the critical role of ...

The Supreme Court has invoked an 1875 law to grant succession rights to three Scheduled Tribe (ST) women who have been ...

Succession matters are categorised into two: testate succession (where there exists a valid will) and intestate succession (where a will does not exist). There is merit in ensuring that spouses ...

Sugandha maintains that both wills lack validity and genuineness and hence the estate should be distributed to the heirs by way of intestate succession, granting her a one-third share. She ...

Property investments are a cornerstone of financial security and legacy-building. However, a comprehensive estate plan is necessary to avoid financial strain and conflict for your heirs.

In the Intestate Succession Act and Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act, the definition of ‘spouse’ was expanded to include ‘a partner in a permanent life partnership where the partners ...