Nicole is training Department of Justice lawyers on the basics of will drafting for the DoJ pro bono wills clinic for low income seniors. Where: People's Law School, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC
Methodologies for Elder Mediation View more presentations from Nicole Garton
The BC Supreme Court recently ordered that the donor sperm stored at a fertility clinic for a lesbian couple should be equally divided between them when they separated – with the result that the donor sperm could be used for insemination of a new spouse. To see the judgment in J.C.M. v. A.N.A., 2012 [...]
If you have a Will, getting married automatically revokes your Will, unless the Will contains a declaration that it is made in contemplation of the marriage . Without a new Will, your estate would pass on an intestacy, undoing all the organization you did to get your previous estate planning in place. Moving [...]
The Department of Justice has designed a new Wills Clinic where DOJ lawyers will draft simple wills for low-income seniors and terminally ill people at a weekly clinic at the Justice Access Centre in the downtown Vancouver courthouse. Clients will be able to book a series of appointments in order to have their wills prepared [...]
Elder & Guardianship Mediation in BC Presentation to the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch ADR-Vancouver Section on March 13, 2012 essentially a summary of Elder and Guardianship Mediation: A Report Prepared by The Canadian Centre for Elder Law, (CCEL Report No. 5), January 2012 (the “Report”) The Report is available online at http://www.bcli.org/ccel/projects/elder-and-guardianshipmediation Funded by [...]
What are the options for a woman who wants to be a mom but who is in a romantic relationship with someone who doesn’t want a child? She can wait around and hope her partner changes his or her mind. That might work if she is 25 to 30 years old. If she is [...]
Nicole Garton will present on estate planning at the Canadian Institute of Financial Planners (CIFPs) 10th Annual National Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 29th. The Canadian Institute of Financial Planners is a member association for financial planners in Canada. Each year, CIFPs sponsors a conference that has evolved to become the biggest in [...]
Nicole Garton Trends in Law Practice Management – Calculating the Risks View more PowerPoint from Nicole Garton Register here
