Can a Court Appoint a Professional Trustee and Validate a Contested Codicil When Named Trustees Fail to Administer Estates for Decades? ANSWER: Yes, a court can appoint a professional trustee and [...]
Ontario Court Urgently Removes Estate Trustee at Case Conference Over Health Concerns and Non-Compliance Case Summary: Panchyshyn v. Pietron Overview In the Ontario Superior Court of Justice [...]
Court Orders Brother to Pay $88,400 in Rent and Removes Him as Co-Trustee in Bitter Estate Dispute Case: Raddalgoda v. Raddalgoda, 2025 ONSC 1869 (CanLII) This case involves a dispute between two [...]
The estate of Joseph Shuster, co-creator of Superman, has filed a federal lawsuit against DC Comics and Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging unauthorized use of the Superman character in several [...]
Mareva Injunctions and Freezing Orders in Estate Litigation A Mareva injunction is a court order that freezes a defendant’s assets, preventing their disposal or transfer outside the court’s [...]
CASE: Hockney v. Kneeland, 2025 ONSC 1309 Mary Jane Hockney passed away in 2014, leaving her estate to be equally divided among her seven grandchildren. She appointed her lawyer, Mary Jane [...]
Family Feud Over an Estate: How a Trustee’s Missteps Led to Court Removal Estate Disputes and Court Orders The Case of Norbert and Wolfgang Tyll Case: Tyll v. Tyll, 2024 ONSC 6633 (CanLII) The [...]
Court Rules Fiduciary Mismanaged Elderly Mother’s Estate, Orders Repayment of Funds Case Summary: Hotner et al. v. Norman, 2025 ONSC 735 Introduction The case involves a dispute between [...]
Tessaro v. Gora: Beneficiaries’ Negligence Claim Against Lawyer Dismissed Due to Expired Limitation Period Case: Tessaro v. Gora, 2025 ONSC 198 (CanLII) The case involved two actions [...]
Court Directs Estate Trustees to Accept Revised Offer for Cottage Sale After Dispute Among Siblings Case: In the Matter of the Estate of Ronald French, deceased, 2024 ONSC 7074 In the [...]
