Hospice: The Gentle Goodbye

She was entrusting me to help her live her last days in comfort and dignity.

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Is a Funeral Home Needed When you Opt for Cremation in Canada?

I only want cremation so I don’t need a funeral home, right?

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When does estate planning end?

In many ways it depends on your objective.

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Revocation of a Power of Attorney

Ensure a power of attorney document contains an explicit revocation clause to avoid confusion.

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Are you betting on an inheritance to solve your money problems?

We’ve become a nation of waiters.

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Appointing all your children as executors can be a mistake

Problems that can arise when all the children of the deceased are named as co-executors.

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Supreme Court clarifies end-of-life process.

The ruling provides much-needed clarity on the end-of-life issue.

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Estate planning for the cottage: have you accumulated all eligible costs: part 2

Behind every estate plan for the family cottage, there is likely a taxable capital gain to contend with.

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Post-death Care at Home as Extended Caregiving

Most people want to die at home.

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Definition of ‘health care’ of Alzheimer’s patient’s living will.

Respect the person’s wishes to die with dignity.

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