Author: Vanessa DeDominicis

Vanessa displays an impressive range of skills and knowledge by serving clients in three different practice areas: wills and estates, real estate, and corporate and intellectual property law. Families, both young…

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What does “Estate Administration” actually mean? I often get asked this by my clients.
Whenever property is ‘Co-Owned’ by anyone other than a husband and wife, I always strongly recommend that a Co-Ownership Agreement be put in place.
In my initial estate planning meeting with clients, one very important question that I ask is “Do you hold your real estate as joint tenants or tenants in common?”
When deciding whether to vary a Will, Courts must consider whether the Will makes adequate provision for children and spouses of the deceased.
The Wills, Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”) states at section 40 and 43 as follows: 40 (1) Signing witnesses to a will-maker’s signature must be 19 years of age or

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