Tag Archives: trust & estates

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October 26, 2016

Doesn’t travel well

By RSS of Robinson Sheppard Shapiro

There are issues that frequently arise when devising and implementing an estate plan involving assets in both a civil-law jurisdiction, such as Quebec, and a North American common-law jurisdiction like Ontario or Florida.

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May 3, 2013

Resolving Unexpected Death and the Role of the Coroner’s Office

By Lauren Liang of Clark Wilson LLP

A sudden and unexpected death of a loved one is undoubtedly one of the most painful and distressful events of a person’s life. The surviving family may have a desperate need for answers as to how, when and why their loved ones died. Who can they turn to for answers?

In British Columbia, the office of the Coroners Service is responsible for the investigation of all unnatural, sudden and unexpected, unexplained or unattended deaths.  Once the death is reported to the Coroners Service, the Coroner begins a preliminary investigation. The preliminary investigation may lead to one of the following:

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