Part 7 Making a Will and Other Pre-Death

TABLE OF CONTENTS – PART 7
MAKING A WILL AND OTHER PRE-DEATH.

DOCUMENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER 1—LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.
INTRODUCTION.
SECTION 1—LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: PRINCIPAL TYPES AND INHERITABLE ASSETS.

  • Introduction.
  • Definition and Analysis.
  • Formalities.
  • Terms and Conditions.
  • Types.
  • Holograph Will.
  • Will in English Form.
  • Notarial (Quebec).
  • International Wills.
  • Multiple Wills.
  • Notations.
  • Inheritable Assets.
  • Conclusion.

SECTION 2—THE PARTIES AND CLAUSES.

  • Introduction.
  • Parties.
  • Provisions.
  • Conclusion.

SECTION 3—CANADA-WIDE STATUTE REVIEW.

  • Introduction .
  • Alberta.
  • British Columbia.
  • Manitoba.
  • New Brunswick.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Northwest Territories.
  • Nova Scotia.
  • Nunavut.
  • Ontario.
  • Prince Edward Island.
  • Quebec.
  • Saskatchewan.
  • Yukon.
  • Conclusion.

CHAPTER 1—CONCLUSION.
APPENDIX I—WILLS: STATUTES.
APPENDIX II—WILL FORMS: SELECTED PROVISIONS.
APPENDIX III—WILLS: GOLDEN RULES/RECOMMENDATIONS.
CHECKLIST.
CHAPTER 2—POWER OF ATTORNEY.
INTRODUCTION.
SECTION 1—POA OVERVIEW.

  • Introduction.
  • Definitions and Commentary.
  • Overview.
  • Caution.
  • Parties.
  • Types of POA.
  • Provisions.
  • Other Possibilities of a POA.
  • Making a POA.
  • Choosing an Attorney.
  • Writing a POA .
  • Doctrine.
  • Conclusion.

CHAPTER 2—CONCLUSION.
APPENDIX I— POWER OF ATTORNEY: GOLDEN RULES/RECOMMENDATIONS
CHECKLIST.
CHAPTER 3—THE ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVE (LIVING WILL).
INTRODUCTION.
SECTION 1—OVERVIEW OF An advance medical directive.

  • Introduction.
  • Definitions.
  • Doctrine.
  • Lay Authors.
  • Functions of an Advance Medical Directive .
  • Advance Medical Directives in Ontario and Quebec.
  • Ontario.
  • Quebec.
  • Elements of the Health Section.
  • Problem Areas with the health section.
  • Substitute decision-maker.
  • Conclusion.

SECTION 2—CANADA-WIDE STATUTE REVIEW.

  • Introduction.
  • Alberta.
  • British Columbia.
  • Manitoba.
  • New Brunswick.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Northwest Territories.
  • Nova Scotia.
  • Nunavut.
  • Ontario.
  • Prince Edward Island.
  • Quebec.
  • Saskatchewan.
  • Yukon.
  • Conclusion.

CHAPTER 3—CONCLUSION.
APPENDIX I—LAW SURVEY: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.
APPENDIX II—LIVING WILL: GOLDEN RULES/RECOMMENDATIONS CHECKLIST.
APPENDIX III—MANDATE FORMS: QUEBEC.
CHAPTER 4—TRUST.
INTRODUCTION.
SECTION 1—TRUST: DEFINITIONS, PARTIES AND CATEGORIES

  • Introduction.
  • Definitions and Commentary.
  • Parties.
  • The Function and Object of a Trust.
  • Categories of Trusts.
  • Qualities of a Trust .
  • The Three Certainties.
  • Expressly Made.
  • Not Void for Uncertainty.
  • Need for a Beneficiary.
  • Taxation.
  • Common Law Provinces.
  • Quebec.
  • Tax Returns.
  • Quebec.
  • Conclusion.

SECTION 2—CANADA-WIDE STATUTE REVIEW.

  • Introduction.
  • Alberta.
  • British Columbia.
  • Manitoba.
  • New Brunswick.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Northwest Territories.
  • Nova Scotia.
  • Nunavut.
  • Ontario.
  • Prince Edward Island.
  • Quebec.
  • Saskatchewan.Yukon.
  • Conclusions.

SECTION 3—THE TRUSTEE.

  • Introduction.
  • Relevant Case Law.
  • Conclusion.

SECTION 4—TERMINATION AND VARIATION.

  • Introduction.
  • Relevant Case Law.
  • Conclusion.

CHAPTER 4—CONCLUSION.
APPENDIX I—TRUST: GOLDEN RULES/RECOMMENDATIONS CHECKLIST.
APPENDIX II—FORM: DEED OF DONATION (QUEBEC).
APPENDIX III—FORM: TESTAMENTARY “REST AND RESIDUE”.
PROVISION (QUEBEC).
CHAPTER 5—HUMAN TISSUE (ORGAN) DONATIONS.
INTRODUCTION.
SECTION 1—CANADA-WIDE STATUTE REVIEW.

  • Introduction.
  • Canada.
  • Alberta.
  • British Columbia.
  • Manitoba.
  • New Brunswick.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Northwest Territories.
  • Nova Scotia.
  • Nunavut.
  • Ontario.
  • Prince Edward Island.
  • Quebec.
  • Saskatchewan.
  • Yukon.
  • Conclusion.

SECTION 2—HUMAN TISSUE DONATION: PRINCIPLES AND ISSUES.

  • Introduction.
  • Definitions.
  • Classifications.
  • All the Right Reasons.
  • Forces in Play.
  • Principles and Issues of Transplantation.
  • The Basics.
  • Ethical Dilemmas.
  • New Dilemmas.
  • Case Histories.
  • Immigration Law Obstacles.
  • Inter-Vivos Child Donor Too Young.
  • Recommendations for Physicians.
  • Conclusion.

SECTION 3—STATISTICAL UPDATE/PUBLIC POLICY.

  • Introduction.
  • Statistics.
  • North America: Waiting Lists.
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2002
  • 2001
  • 2000
  • 1998-2000
  • 1992-1998
  • Public Policy.
  • Areas of Improvement in Tissue Donations.
  • Conclusion.

CHAPTER 5—CONCLUSION.
APPENDIX I—GOLDEN RULES/RECOMMENDATIONS CHECKLIST.
APPENDIX II—FORMS: TISSUE DONATION (QUEBEC).
CHAPTER 6—MISCELLANEOUS.
INTRODUCTION.
SECTION 1—MARRIAGE CONTRACT (QUEBEC).

  • Introduction/Conclusion.

SECTION 2—INSTRUMENT RESPECTING THE LIQUIDATION OF MATRIMONIAL RIGHTS (QUEBEC).

  • Introduction/Conclusion.

SECTION 3—INSTRUMENT SETTING FORTH THE CHOICE AS GUARDIAN FOR MINOR CHILDREN.

  • Introduction/Conclusion.

SECTION 4—UNANIMOUS SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT (USA).

  • Introduction/Conclusion.

CHAPTER 6—CONCLUSION.
PART 7—CONCLUSION.
APPENDIX I—DIRECTORY.
APPENDIX II—INDEX.

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