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62042.05This paper is complimentary.
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62028.06This paper reviews 8 clauses that aren’t commonly found in Alberta wills, but that should be considered during estate planning discussions and drafting. The estate planning provisions discussed include: digital assets; evidence of inability to act; definition of grandchild; personal property; advances; joint assets; statement of intention; and real property interests. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Drafting Wills and Trusts program held in Edmonton on February 28, 2017 and in Calgary on March 7, 2017.
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OC-CDS-1Discuss tips and learn to leverage networking opportunities for career development. Hear how Sanjiv Parmar used networking to help him kickstart his own law firm. This on-demand program originally broadcast on May 29, 2020, as part of our Career Development Webinar Series. Total running time is 1 hour, 4 minutes. This on-demand program is complimentary. Created in collaboration with the Alberta Lawyers’ Assistance Society (Assist).
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OC-62111-05Personal License $95.00This presentation provides a clinical process to assessing decision-making capacity as well as a discussion of the capacity continuum. The materials include a capacity assessment worksheet and a worksheet to use when conducting a capacity assessment. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in February 2019.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62035.04This paper discusses some of the evidentiary rules and presumptions that apply to estate litigation. It also discusses sources of evidence that may be adduced to support a litigant’s arguments. In particular, it provides an overview of the law of evidence under the Alberta Evidence Act and Alberta jurisprudence. As well, evidentiary issues regarding testamentary capacity, undue influence, and interpretation and rectification of wills are also discussed. In addition, important evidentiary presumptions are highlighted, such as the presumption of advancement and the presumption of resulting trust. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Estate Litigation Fundamentals program held in Edmonton on April 5, 2017 and in Calgary on April 12, 2017.
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OC-62248-12Consider the interplay between spousal support and a claim for maintenance and support under the Wills and Successions Act. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person session on May 2, 2022, as part of LESA’s Refresher 2022: Wills and Estates. Total running time is 1 hour, 16 minutes.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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62395.01On February 1, 2023, a new version of Alberta’s Trustee Act came into force. This paper discusses the amendments to the Trustee Act, recent amendments to the Estate Administration Act and the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Regulation, and judicial involvement. This paper was presented at LESA’s A Year in Review: Judicial Treatment of the New Trustee Act webinar on March 12, 2024.
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OC-62395On February 1, 2023, a new version of Alberta’s Trustee Act came into force. This presentation discusses the amendments to the Trustee Act, recent amendments to the Estate Administration Act and the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Regulation, and judicial involvement. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on March 12, 2024. Total running time is 43 minutes.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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OC-62023-05In this presentation, Jason Sweeney discusses the personal representative's duty to account, forms of accounts, types of accounting, and what must be proven. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in November 2016.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
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OC-62035-02In this presentation, Malkit Atwal outlines common accounting applications in estate litigation such as attorney's obligations, when accounting is required, remedies, procedural issues, forms of accounting, personal representative compensation, and common disputes.This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program in April 2017.Choose license This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
