A Florida condo owned by an Ontario resident can trigger two processes and two tax systems. What the executor files, and in what order.

Hamilton probate applications are filed at the John Sopinka Courthouse. Where the boundaries fall, what to file, and how long it takes.

A missing beneficiary can hold an Ontario estate open indefinitely. Benjamin orders and payment into court are the two ways out.

Ontario has no statute giving an estate trustee access to a deceased person's online accounts. What the platforms allow, and what the will can do.

Private company shares are the hardest asset in an Ontario estate. Transmission, the shareholder agreement, and valuation all pull in different directions.

A will challenger cannot compel proof in solemn form. Neuberger v York requires some evidence that would call the will's validity into question.

One sibling wants to sell the family home and another will not. What the Partition Act allows, when it applies, and how buyouts are actually priced.

A notice of objection to accounts is due at least 35 days before the hearing under rule 74.18(7). What to object to, and what it costs to get it wrong.

Ontario estate litigation follows the ordinary loser-pays rule unless a public policy exception applies. The estate is not a default source of funding.

A professional estate trustee is not an extra cost layered on a free role. Compare it against what a lay trustee actually costs before deciding.

Once the certificate issues, an Ontario estate trustee cannot walk away. Resignation needs a court order, an accounting, and continuity of administration.

Ontario requires the probate application itself to be served on beneficiaries before filing. Who must be served, how, and how long you have to wait.

Where there is a will, an outside grant is recognised by resealing or an ancillary appointment. A separate nominee route covers certain intestacies.

Corrections to an Estate Information Return are due within 60 days, but only some require a revised return. Others take a written notice.

An Ontario estate carries three separate charges: the probate tax, the lawyer's fee, and disbursements. Who sets each one, and who actually pays it.

What an Ontario executor can claim back from the estate, how reimbursement differs from compensation, and why the tax treatment is not the same.

Ontario's executor's year explained: when a beneficiary can legally demand payment, how interest on legacies works, and what to do about delay.

How to value each class of estate asset at the date of death in Ontario, why probate tax and income tax give different answers, and what to appraise.

Filing probate in Ottawa: the Elgin Street courthouse, which estates go there, filing by email, and the local issues that slow Ottawa estates down.

A surviving married spouse can take under the will or claim equalization instead. The six-month rule, what gets deducted, and what electing costs.