Walsh Legacy Law Firm
12205 Riverside Drive East N8N 1A1 Windsor, ON, Canada

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The sign is up for Walsh Legacy Law Firm. Remember we are now located at 12205 Riverside Drive East, one block west of Lesperance

Walsh Legacy Law Firm will be closed Monday, November 6 and Tuesday, November 7 but will re-open on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at its new location at 12205 Riverside Drive East, at the corner of Chene (one block west of Lesperance) at the edge of the Town of Tecumseh and the City of Windsor. We look forward to assisting you with your legal needs at our new location.

Food for thought.

Please read the blog below. This is excellent news that will allow people who receive ODSP to be able to have a greater amount of assets without the threat of being cut-off and will allow for an increase in maximum annual payouts from trusts to $10,000 from the current $6,000.

We have tickets for this weekends Taste of Tecumseh! Let us know if you would like a pair!

We have two tickets for Taste of Tecumseh taking place this upcoming Friday and Saturday. Let us know if you would like a pair of tickets.

Walsh Legacy Law Firm will be there and we have two tickets available to give. Please let us know if you would like a pair of tickets.

Why Its Important to Consult a Lawyer When Buying or Selling a House The first person to pop into the mind of a homeowner looking to sell, or a homebuyer is not a lawyer. It might be a real estate agent, or an insurance agent, or a mortgage broker. However, most people do not realize that consulting a lawyer when buying or selling a house would result in a much more successful, fruitful transaction with no unforeseen complications. An experienced real estate lawyer can help...Continue reading

Why You Need A Will as a Parent with Minor Children Youve probably had a number of people tell you that you should have a Will and some of the various reasons why. While making a Will is undoubtedly good planning for anyone, there are number of reasons it is particularly prudent for people with minor children. Here are some: 1. Naming a Guardian for your child...Continue reading

Live, love, laugh, leave a legacy. - Stephen Covey

Some good information if you have a family member or somebody else in your life who has dementia.

A great group of new entrepreneurs

Many people believe that a common-law unionwhether same-sex or heterois equal to a legally married union in the eyes of the law after a certain number of years. Unfortunately, this is not always so. And the worst time to discover this is when ones partner dies intestate (without a will). If you are married and your partner dies without a will, you are still automatically entitled to at least the preferential share of their estateor all of it, if there are no children.... But in Ontario, if you are not legally married, neither you nor your partner have an automatic right to inherit anything from each other. Without a will, a deceased persons estate would be distributed in this order: children parents siblings nieces and nephews other blood relatives, based on the degree of blood relationship, and finally, to the Crown. As you see, common-law partners are not on this list at all. (Other provinces have different laws: in Saskatchewan, common-law partners automatically become legal spouses for inheritance purposes after two years together.) A common-law spouse who was financially dependent on the deceased can make a claim for financial support, but this means they would have to bring a legal action against their late partners estate. This can be a long and costly process, especially at a time when the person is already distressed. So if you are in a common-law relationship, how can you and your partner protect each other? The best way is to draw up a will, naming your partner in that will. Also ensure that you and your partner are named as beneficiaries in each others life insurance policies, RRSPs, and so on. Do you own a house? Make sure its in both your names, with right of survivorship. And review any joint bank accounts to make sure they too have right of survivorship and will automatically go to your partner. Dont leave it to Fate to make a bad time even worse. (Thank you to Mona Irwin for assisting me with this Post) See more

If you are an estate trustee, you now have an added responsibility, courtesy of Ontarios Ministry of Finance. Anyone who applied for a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee on or after January 1, 2015, will now have to file an Estate Information Return. Among other things, the EIR confirms the amount of estate administration tax that was paid when applying for the Certificate, and also gives a very detailed disclosure of assets and their values. The EIR must be filed ...within 90 calendar days after a Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee is issued. You do not need to include any supporting documents with it, but you should retain those documents in case your EIR is audited. The information you will need to give in the EIR includes: o The deceaseds name, address at time of death, dates of birth and death, and marital status at time of death. o Date of the will, if there is one. o A list of assets, including a description and the value of each. o The amount of the Estate Administration Tax (or deposit) that was paid when filing the Application for Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee. The completed return must be delivered to the Ministry of Finance in person, or by mail, courier, or fax. There is at present no email version. However, if the date for giving an EIR to the Ministry falls on a Friday or holiday, the due date will be extended to the next business day. There are conditions under which you do not need to file this form. You can find full details at the governments guide to completing the EIR. An estate trustee who does not file an EIR, or who gives false or misleading statements on one, may be fined at least $1,000 and up to twice the tax payable by the estate, or a prison sentence of up to two years, or both. And if you are feeling somewhat jaded over this additional paperwork, there is a bright side: the governments draft regulation would have given you only 30 days to file the EIR. Thank you to Mona Irwin for her assistance with this article.

Estate Planning article... Give yourself and your family some peace of mind.

Joint Accounts As parents get older, they will often seek their adult childrens assistance in managing their financial affairs. Joint bank accounts held between aging parents and their independent adult children represent a common means of achieving this end. For estate administration purposes, it is very important to understand how joint bank accounts are treated in law upon the passing of a parent. Just because ones name is on a joint bank account, it does not mean its...Continue reading

I read in the newspaper yesterday that only roughly half of adult Canadians have made their wishes known for end of life decisions. Sometimes people will have made a Last Will but did not bother to make a Power of Attorney for Personal Care and a Continuing Power of Attorney for Property. Most people do not just die but may have times in their lives when they are incapable of making health care decisions or in spanked of managing their financial affairs. Dont leave it to chance! Get your affairs in order. Remember: your preparation now will make it easier for your loved ones to follow your wishes in the future.

Take a look at the new Walsh Legacy Law Firm website at http://www.walshlegacy.com --- More information and more forms. Still a few things to edit but the site looks great. Thanks Tony Catalano and MediaDuo.

On December 1st, 2012, Walsh Legacy Law Firm will be celebrating 5 years at the East Pointe Trails location in Tecumseh. Thank you to everybody who has provided us with your trust, support, and business over the past five years and thank you for entrusting us in assisting you with your legal needs in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Real Estate, and Business Law. In a few weeks the new Walsh Legacy website will go live. If you know of anybody who can use our assistance, please refer them to us. There is no greater honour than to be referred by somebody who has used our services. We promise to continue to provide personal attention and professional advice. Thank you!

HST is coming into effect on July 1st. Unfortunately this means that rather than charging 5% for GST, I will be required to charge 13% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). Other professionals such as accountants and real estate agents will also be required to charge HST.

I just clicked the link and the previous issue is still showing up. My ad is in Issue 28 and Im sure it will be up on the website by next week. Have a great weekend!

See Walsh Legacy Law Firms new ad in this months issue of Body Mag at http://www.bodymag.ca

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