O’Sullivan Estate Lawyers
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O’Sullivan Estate Lawyers in the Media
The Toronto-based trust and estate lawyers at O’Sullivan Estate Lawyers are regularly sought by reporters, editors, as well as TV and radio producers for their thought leadership, opinions and analysis of important and topical trust and estate issues which impact families in wealth succession and planning.
They are also regular columnists for The Lawyer’s Daily, published by LexisNexis, one of Canada’s most important publications for the legal profession, as well as Advisor’s Edge, published by Newcom. The firm is also a member of Mondaq, and has a robust listing of articles which are distributed through the Mondaq Global Network, with more than 1 million members worldwide, including lawyers, accountants, as well as C-suite executives and business owners.
- January 6, 2023
Parents: Make sure they have a good estate plan
As your parents age, you may begin to worry that they may not have their affairs in order or they may have a plan that is woefully out-of-date.
- December 13, 2022
Canadian, Ontario laws that can impact estates and trusts
In the interest of giving you some new (or new to you) laws to worry about, here is a roundup of some laws which can have a significant impact on a Canadian or Ontario estate plan or estate administration.
- December 7, 2022
Continuing powers of attorney for property: ‘Effective immediately’ v. ‘springing’
Given the power that is being granted to the attorney for property and the potential for misuse and abuse, there are a number of considerations to balance protecting the grantor and practicality, one of which is when the power of attorney should come into effect.
- November 23, 2022
For modern families, modern estate planning
When I first started practising estate planning, the traditional nuclear family composed of a married male and female with children represented by far the majority of my clients, with very few exceptions. Now, from a societal viewpoint, the traditional nuclear family is in the minority, comprising approximately only about a third of North American households.
- October 31, 2022
CRA clarifications boost the case for joint partner trusts
“It’s very helpful to know that both spouses can contribute, because it removes some question marks and reduces the risk of duplication,” said Margaret O’Sullivan, managing partner with O’Sullivan Estate Lawyers LLP in Toronto. “Overall, [this position] offers a little bit more flexibility, which is always welcome.”
- October 28, 2022
Globe Advisor Weekly Newsletter
There’s ‘a lot of apathy’ about updating estate planning documents
Globe Advisor spoke with Ms. O’Sullivan, whose firm recently published the book, Trust and Estate Essentials: Achieving Success in Family Succession, Second Edition, about how advisors should approach estate planning with their clients.
- October 17, 2022
Expect the unexpected: New trust reporting, disclosure rules
Here’s an overview of what you need to know if you are a trustee of an existing trust. First, you’ll need to determine if your trust is caught by the new rules. Exemptions are narrow.
- October 3, 2022
The estate documents are signed, now what?
You’ve gone through the process of executing your will(s), continuing power of attorney for property and power of attorney for personal care… now what? This article looks at some of the considerations after you have signed your key estate planning documents.