Do you have children living in a foreign country? Do you have children living overseas? If so, have you discussed the potential tax and Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) impacts on your estate with your estate planning lawyer? It is important to ensure your estate is structured in a way that will minimize any potential tax or FIRB implications […]
Factors to Consider Before Drafting Your Own Will
Factors to Consider Before Drafting Your Own Will When planning your will, you may be tempted to wonder why you need a lawyer when you can do the job yourself. However, consider this: your last will and testament is probably the most crucial legal document that you’ll ever sign. This paperwork distributes all of your assets at death, determines […]
What is Cooling Off?
How to cancel a contract of sale for the purchase of property using the cooling off process.
6 Ways to protect yourself and your Kids financially when you re-partner.
How to protect yourself and your kids when you start a new relationship, so that you kids benefit from your assets
10 most common questions people ask when doing their Will
A Will is a signed, legally binding document that describes how you want your assets to be handled after you die. What follows are the 10 most common questions that we get asked by Will makers. CAN THE WILL BE CHALLENGED? If there are any issues about the legitimacy of a Will, it might be challenged or contested. A Will […]
How to Take good care of our Mental Health in this Pandemic
Our children don’t do as we say, they do as we do. So, in these uncertain times, our children are looking to us on how to deal with the effects of this pandemic and the uncertainty of it all. Creating a legacy is not just about leaving money in your Will, it is about your impact on the next generation. […]
TIPS FOR NEW HOME BUYERS
Buying a property can be such a joyous occasion in one’s life. Therefore, you want the transaction to go smoothly, and as much as possible, problem-free. Here are some of the tips we can give you as you venture out in buying new assets: Consider using a buyer’s advocate who specializes in searching, evaluating, and negotiating the purchase of a […]