Ontario lets you obtain a probate certificate before paying the tax deposit, but only on a court order, with security, and on a three-part test.

How registered accounts pass on death in Ontario, who is actually liable for the tax on an RRSP paid to a beneficiary, and how to fix it.

How a notice of objection stops an Ontario probate application, who can file one, the 20 day deadline that ends it, and what it costs.

What an estate trustee during litigation does in Ontario, when a court appoints one, what they cannot do, and who pays for it.

Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon estates all file at one Peel registry. The address, the process, the timelines and the residence rule.

Where to file a Toronto probate application, what the estates office at 330 University handles, and how long each stage actually takes.

How a primary and secondary will keeps private company shares out of probate in Ontario, what it saves, and what the Milne litigation settled.

Own cryptocurrency? Learn why a will alone may not get your estate trustee access to it — and the exact steps Ontario estate lawyers recommend.

The deadlines that end an Ontario estate claim before it is heard, why the relief you seek changes the answer, and when discoverability fails.

Who qualifies as a dependant in Ontario, the six month limitation period, the assets section 72 claws back, and how executors defend a claim.

Where an executor's authority to sell estate real property comes from, when the certificate is needed, and how first dealings works.

Twelve situations that expose an Ontario estate trustee to personal liability, what the courts have done about them, and how to reduce the risk.

Ontario sets no deadline to apply for probate. Several other clocks do run, and one of them moves ownership of real property automatically.

Ontario has no inheritance tax. It has three separate charges after a death. What each one taxes, who pays it, and when it is due.

Ontario issues twelve estate certificates. A decision guide to which one your situation needs, which form to use, and when a bond applies.

Ontario stopped issuing Letters Probate and Letters of Administration in 1995. Here is what replaced them, and whether an old grant is still valid.

The grounds, the process, and the realistic odds of removing an Ontario estate trustee, including the four principles courts actually apply.

Common-law partners inherit nothing on an Ontario intestacy, however long the relationship. What you can claim instead, and the six-month deadline.

What a CRA clearance certificate does, when an executor needs one, how to apply on Form TX19, and the holdback rule most guides leave out.

A new ruling asks if removing an executor can cost a beneficiary their inheritance under a no-contest clause. Here's what it means for Ontario estates.