ARTICLES

Angela Fallow has written numerous articles on estates law, including estate planning and estate administration and probate. Please read through any that interest you and let us know what you think.

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Does Your Will Consider All Tax Consequences of Death? How To Be Sure.

People often wonder if they need a will. The answer is simple: if you are alive, you need a will. We all know the two certainties in...

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Is Your Beneficiary Disabled & Receive ODSP? Everything You Need to Know About a Henson Trust.

What is a Henson/Inheritance Trust? The Henson Trust is often used in estate planning to deal with situations where there is a disabled...

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Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Tax and Estate Planning?

What is a Family Trust? The use of a Family Trust, which is a trust that becomes effective during one’s lifetime, rather than on death,...

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How to Make an Alter Ego or Joint Partner Trust Work For Your Estate

What is an Alter Ego Trust? Alter Ego and Joint Partner trusts are two further examples of inter vivos trusts. The value of all assets...

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Planning Your Estate: A Process Tutorial

The estate planning process begins with you, the client, selecting a time for our first meeting using our on-line calendar. If you...

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Gwen’s Choices for End-of-Life: Spoken and Unspoken

Gwen and Susie’s story has three parts: 1. Gwen’s Choices for End-of-Life: Spoken and Unspoken 2. Susie Navigates her Role as Gwen’s POA...

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PART II: Ringo’s Story - Estate Planning Done Well

This story shows, in contrast to George’s story, how simple estate planning can help create a less stressful and more harmonious outcome...

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Life Changes (er, Marriage) Require Estate Planning Changes

PART I: George's Story The Background Story Remember Bill and Susan from our last blog? They have three children, Alexandra, Samantha...

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Freedom to Gift your Estate As You Choose

Does a family member have a "right" to part of your estate? Or do you have a right to leave your estate as you choose?