NEW DIVORCE ACT: LAWYER’S DUTIES
Family Dispute Resolution The modifications to the Divorce Act brought even more attention to dispute resolution possibilities. The lawyers were already under obligation to offer this possibility to the parties…
NEW DIVORCE ACT: CHANGE OF TERMINOLOGY
Modifications to the Divorce Act are changing, among many other things, the wording we got used to. In spite of similarities and being rather commonsensical, this still lead to confusion.…
NEW DIVORCE ACT: PARENTAL AND CONTACT ORDERS
New terminology The modifications made to the Divorce Act, change the well established terminology: “child custody”, “access rights” are abandoned in favor of “parenting time”, “parenting and contact orders” and…
NEW DIVORCE ACT: FAMILY VIOLENCE AND CHILD ABUSE
What is Family Violence The modified Divorce Act is now defining “family violence” as a conduct between family members (be it a criminal offence or not — so no need…
LETTERS OF VERIFICATION: JUST A FORMALITY OR RES JUDICATA?
Letters of Verification: What Are They For? Letters of verification certify that a will brought up to the Court is proven to be the only will made by the deceased…
CAN A LIQUIDATOR BE PAID FOR HIS WORK?
You are a liquidator for a succession and you want to know if you have your right for remuneration. Because you worked restlessly to settle the Estate, to the detriment…
ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES
What is advance medical directives? Since January 1, 2016 every adult person (capable to consent to medical treatment) can also indicate in advance what medical services this person is willing to…
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO SETTLE AN ESTATE IN QUEBEC ?
Settle an Estate Quebec How long does it take to settle an estate in Quebec? The Deceased has died several months ago, and you ask yourself how much does it…
PROBATE A WILL IN QUEBEC
Do you know that in Quebec one should probate a will, except for the notarial wills? This probation by the courts procedure makes a non-notarial will official. A notarial will made…
THE PUBLIC CURATOR
The Public Curator (currently Denis Marsolais) role is to ensure the welfare and protection of the patrimony of an incapable person. Normally, he oversees the administration of tutorship and curatorship. This organisation…
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