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I moved to BC – can I use the documents I made in Ontario?

Written by Joanne on December 18, 2016
Categories: Enduring Power of Attorney, General, Personal Planning, Representation Agreements

Q – Can you help? I have a will and a Powers of Attorney that was made in Ontario but I moved to BC recently. Are these documents legal in BC? Nidus does not have expertise in Wills and you are best to contact a lawyer to get advice about using your Ontario Will in […]

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How to restrict an EPA for dealing with real estate?

Written by Joanne on November 17, 2015
Categories: Adult Guardianship, Enduring Power of Attorney, Personal Planning

Q – I went to one of your information sessions. My friend has asked me to be his attorney for his Enduring POA. He (we) do not want to be included in Real Estate transactions. How may I exclude myself from this on the form? He will be having it signed by a lawyer. He […]

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Avoid abuse with safeguards for personal planning

Written by Joanne on June 15, 2015
Categories: Enduring Power of Attorney, Personal Planning, Representation Agreements

June 15 is elder abuse awareness day. It seems like a good time to consider safeguards for personal planning. We are all going to die and many of us will need some assistance with our affairs prior to death—due to illness, injury, aging or disability.   How can we protect ourselves, when arranging for others […]

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What documents do not require a lawyer or notary?

Written by Joanne on January 29, 2015
Categories: Enduring Power of Attorney, Personal Planning, Representation Agreements, Sept 15 Event VPL

Q. What docs do not require a lawyer or notary?  The following discusses legal documents related to personal planning (making arrangements for while you are alive and become incapable) and estate planning (making arrangements for after your death).   No Legal Professional Required A Representation Agreement does not require a lawyer or notary public. You […]

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What if there are no relatives in Canada to help me when my spouse dies?

Written by admin on October 31, 2014
Categories: Adult Guardianship, Enduring Power of Attorney, Representation Agreements, Sept 15 Event VPL

Q. Supposing that there is a couple with no relatives in Canada and the last person gets senile or both, who will come to look after them—is it the Public Trustee? I mean in the case that one of them still lives in their own home, but is not able to make decisions about their […]

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Can I sell the house if my spouse is incapable?

Written by admin on September 25, 2014
Categories: Adult Guardianship, Enduring Power of Attorney, Sept 15 Event VPL

Q: If a spouse in whose name the house is, becomes incapable, and there’s no power of attorney, how much right does the other spouse have to sell house and manage financial affairs?   A spouse has no right to sell the house and manage an incapable person’s financial affairs unless proper legal authority to […]

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Why Won’t a Notary Public Sign the Government EPA Form?

Written by Joanne on February 24, 2014
Categories: Enduring Power of Attorney, General, Personal Planning

Dear Joanne, Why do I have to have the EPA drawn up by a lawyer or notary public if I am using the government EPA form? My husband and I have prepared our own Enduring Powers of Attorney documents (EPA) using the form published by the Attorney General of BC, September 1, 2011.  We need to […]

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Will my BC legal documents for personal planning be valid in another province or country?

Written by Joanne on January 21, 2014
Categories: Enduring Power of Attorney, General, Personal Planning, Representation Agreements

Dear Joanne, I am moving out of province. Will my Representation Agreement still be honoured? Personal planning documents you made in BC might be valid in another province or country. If you move, it is recommended that you check the laws in your new province or country to ensure that your BC documents will be […]

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Can you appoint the same person in your EPA and your RA9?

Written by Joanne on December 19, 2013
Categories: Enduring Power of Attorney, Personal Planning, Representation Agreements

Dear Joanne, I was just wondering if the attorneys in the Enduring Power of Attorney can be the same people as the representatives in my Representation Agreement Section 9? Yes, many people appoint the same person or people in their Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) and their Representation Agreement Section 9 (RA9). Often the same […]

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How detailed do the financial records need to be?

Written by Joanne on December 10, 2013
Categories: Enduring Power of Attorney, General, Personal Planning, Representation Agreements

Dear Joanne, As a representative, how detailed do the financial records need to be? For example, do I need to keep a record or receipt if I am a representative and I buy my son some chocolate milk syrup? Is there a certain amount of money that needs to be spent in order to provide […]

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