Will Week 2019

by | Apr 18, 2019 | Wills and Estates

Will Week is April 22-27

Having a valid, up-to-date Will, Health Care Directive and Power of Attorney ensures that your wishes will be met after your death. It also provides a great opportunity to make a charitable gift to a cause that’s important to you.

During the week of April 22-27 legal professionals volunteer their time to host free public presentations on the importance of wills and estate planning. These sessions are for information purposes only.

View the schedule of events here. Registration is required. New this year is online registration, or call (204) 948-3394. Sessions are first come, first serve and seating is limited.

Visit the Winnipeg Foundation for more information on Will Week 2019!

Here in the library we’ve put together a display showcasing our most relevant materials on Wills

Titles on Display:

If you’re looking to take out any of these books, please see a staff member.

Contents Update – Estates, Trusts & Pensions Journal

by | Mar 28, 2019 | Commentary, Journals, Wills and Estates

Volume 38, No. 2 of the Estates, Trusts & Pensions Journal has arrived in the library.

Contents

From the Legislatures

  • The Regulation of Ontario Retirement Homes: A Primer for Elder Law Advocates in Ontario by John Risk and Heather Hogan
  • The Increasing Exposure of Retirement Savings to Derivative Instruments by Scott McEvoy

Articles

  • Rights of Surviving Spouses on Death in Canada by Marni M.K. Whitaker
  • Conjugal Succession Rights in British Columbia and the Yukon by Amy Francis
  • Comparing Common Law and Marriage Succession Rights in Alberta by Nancy L. Golding
  • Spousal Succession Rights Upon Death in Saskatchewan by Kimberly D. Visram
  • Entitlements of a Surviving Spouse in Manitoba by Gwen Muirhead
  • Rights of Married and Common Law Spouses in Ontario on Death by E. Llana Nakonechny and Zahra Taseer

If you are a member of the Law Society of Manitoba and would like to receive a copy of any of these articles, please contact us at library@lawsociety.mb.ca.

Contents Update – Estates Trusts & Pensions Journal

by | Mar 18, 2019 | Commentary, Journals, Wills and Estates

Volume 38 No.1 of the Estates Trusts & Pensions Journal has arrived in the library

Contents

From the Legislature

  • SDA Section 3 Survival Kit: an Invisible Plane, a Golden Lasso, and a Bat Phone by Wendy Griesdorf

Article

  • Resolving Grave Disputes by Jason Ward

If you are a member of the Law Society of Manitoba and would like to receive a copy of any of these articles, please contact us at library@lawsociety.mb.ca

Manitoba eLaw – New Edition – Property & Succession Update

by | Dec 19, 2018 | Law Society Publications, Property Law, Wills and Estates

November 2018 Issue No. 92 highlights:

The full edition of this update is available here. 

Law in the Library

by | Sep 12, 2018 | Access to Justice, Business Law, Criminal Law, Wills and Estates

Law in the Library is a free program offered by the Winnipeg Public Library in conjunction with the Community Legal Education Association. This program offers free sessions on various areas of law, presented by professionals.

Registration through the Winnipeg Public Library is required.

The upcoming sessions are:

Small Business and the Law

Thursday, September 13: 6:30- 8 pm.  Register

ABCs of First-Time Home Buying

Tuesday, October 2: 6:30-8 pm.  Register

Wills

Monday, October 15: 6:30 – 8pm.  Register

Criminal Law: What are Your Rights?

Tuesday, October 30: 12 – 1 pm.  Register

Healthcare Directives and Powers of Attorney

Thursday, November 1: 6:30-8 pm. Register

How to Start a Business

Monday, November 5: 5:30-7:30 pm. Register

 

Contents Update – Estates, Trusts, & Pensions Journal

by | Sep 11, 2018 | Commentary, Journals, Wills and Estates

Volume 37, No. 4 of the Estates, Trusts, & Pensions Journal has just arrived.

Contents 

From the Law Reports

  • Be Careful What You Promise: Proprietary Estoppel in Cowper-Smith v. Morgan by Rachael Kwan and Jason M. Chin
  • Till Death Do Us Part, or Does It? When Spousal Support Obligations Extend Beyond the Grave by Kimberly D. Visram

Articles

  • Halachic Estate Planning –  Tax and Litigation Risks by Charles B. Wagner, David Wagner and David Posner
  • When in Doubt, Refer Them Out: When is Independent Legal Advice Desirable in Estate and Tax-Planning Transactions? by Karon C. Bales
  • The Impact of Illegal Behaviour on Resulting Trusts: Reforming the Reliance Principle in Canada by Calvin Hancock

Practice Note

  • Charitable Remainder Trusts – An Update by M. Elena Hoffstein

Book Review

If you would like to receive a copy of any of these articles, please contact us at library@lawsociety.mb.ca