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Alberta Permanently Adopts Remote Signing for Wills, Powers of Attorney and Personal Directives

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Alberta has updated its legislation regarding testamentary and incapacity planning to allow the remote execution of wills, powers of attorney and personal directives, eliminating previous time restrictions. While initially...more

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Virtual Witnessing of Wills and POAs During COVID-19

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On April 7, 2020, the Ontario government made an order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act which temporarily amends the provincial legislation governing the execution of wills and powers of attorney. The...more

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You're Not the Boss of Me: Parents Don't Answer to Children

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Should the Court consider why a donor is making or revoking a Power of Attorney? This was the question before the Court in Pirie v Pirie, 2017 ABQB 104....more

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