Family Business Disputes
We have extensive experience litigating oppression claims in closely held private corporations, often owned by members of the same family. We also handle family business disputes arising in the context of estate freezes and the interplay between trustees and beneficiaries when shares are held in a family business.
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Do you need to be an Executor if you are named as one in a Will?
When someone is named as an Executor in a Will, it is the wish of the person who made the Will that the named person be their Executor. However, it does not legally bind the named Executor to do that job. The named Executor has the ability from the get go to renounce...
You’re appointed to be someone’s Executor…now what?
Being an Executor is a job and needs to be treated like one. There are specific and enforceable legal obligations. It cannot be treated as a weekend or evening hobby that you do when it fits your schedule. There are reporting obligations to beneficiaries, tax filing...