Wills, Estates, and Trusts

A one-stop source of expert and insightful commentary on both the common law and its statutory codification and reform in various provinces.

Newly revised and thoroughly updated, Halsbury's Wills and Estates (2020 Reissue) provides a contextual understanding of the testamentary implications of marriage, divorce, real estate transactions, and the acquisition or disposal of assets in wide-ranging legal contexts.

This book includes helpful examples of good and bad drafting, along with dozens of practical tips both for drafting and for managing a wills practice.

This publication is a practical guide to Islamic estate planning within the context of Canadian law to meet both religious and secular requirements. One of the chapters addresses the drafting of Shari’a-compliant wills. There are also chapters on family and charitable trusts. This work also contains will and trust precedents, an examination of the administration of estates in the context of Shari’a law and a glossary. Precedents include a Dual Will for a Sunni Male Businessman, Will for a Female Sunni, Mutual Wills Agreement, a Mediation Brief, a Will with Henson Trust, Shi’a Will for a Male and Female, a Revocable Living Trust Deed, a Charitable Waaf Deed and a College Endowment Gift Agreement.

Authored by a team of distinguished academics, Oosterhoff on Wills provides a complete primer on all aspects of the law, incorporating text and commentary with concisely edited case extracts to elucidate and explore every aspect and phase of wills law. It can readily be used for better understanding of the basic concepts of wills and estates and as authority for legal principles.

Preparation of Wills and Powers of Attorney: First Interview to Final Report, 5th Edition provides practical guidance to lawyers who engage in an estate planning practice. Readers are taken from the opening of a new file through the planning and drafting of wills and powers of attorney both for property and personal care through to the reporting, billing and storage of original documents. While Ontario focused, this book contains invaluable tips relevant to estate planners across the country.

Wills and Estates, Revised 5th Edition thoroughly examines the law and practice surrounding estate planning, administration, and litigation. This resource is divided into three parts—Estate Planning, Estate Administration, and Estate Litigation—with each providing an in-depth exploration of key subjects and “grey areas” that exist in estate law, including wills, powers of attorney, trusts, and mediation.