Whelly & Company Law Office

09/30/2021

As a show of support for the National Day on Truth and Reconciliation, our offices will be closed today, September 30, 2021. We will be open again tomorrow.

01/21/2016

The emotional carnage is the worst.

Toronto and Prince Edward County lawyer Alexandra Mayeski says as litigation involving power of attorney issues increase, it's important for people to make their wishes known to their families to avoid disputes later on.

10/27/2015

It can be a headache

In Swiderski the judge found that there was sufficient evidence, on the balance of probabilities, to rebut the presumption of a resulting trust.

10/19/2015

This reflects a sad reality in Canada

Toronto area estates litigation lawyer Charles Ticker discusses the importance of estate planning, and why a will is only one of several succession planning documents a person should have in place.

01/19/2015

Well said - Especially the necessity of a nice bottle of wine!

Toronto trusts and estates lawyer Garry Cass explains the importance of choosing a substitute decision-maker to make decisions on your behalf about personal care issues if you become incapable of making your own decisions.

01/06/2015

It's a shame that more people don't know about this.

It's not something that we like to talk about, but doctors die, too. Those in medicine know about the limits of treatment and the need for specific instructions.

12/23/2014

An unfortunate reality that goes with the season!

As estate litigators we see a fair number of family disagreements arising after the death of a loved one over the deceased’s financial assets and/or person

11/29/2014

Good advice in the look before you leap category.

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11/24/2014

It’s no secret that family fights over wills can be vicious. About one trillion dollars will change hands in this country over the next two decades, and lawyers are already witnessing the fallout.

11/06/2014

When lecturing at the Bar Admission course, we used to jokingly suggest that the new students promote using Will 'kits'. Lawyers make more in fees cleaning up the mistakes made in kits than from the preparation of Wills.

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10/04/2014

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02/03/2014

You can find our new website here:

http://whellylaw.ca/

Our areas of legal practice include: Family (Jan & Chris) Property (Jamie, Stephen & Jan) Wills and Estates (Jamie, Stephen & Jan) Corporate (Jamie & Stephen) Commercial and Contracts (Jamie & Stephen) Condominiums (Jamie) Criminal (Chris & Stephen) Mediation and Arbitration (Jamie)