Mareva Injunctions and Freezing Orders in Estate Litigation A Mareva injunction is a court order that freezes a defendant’s assets, preventing their disposal or transfer outside the court’s jurisdiction while legal proceedings are underway. Similarly, preservation orders can be used to secure and maintain specific property that is the subject of a claim. Because a Mareva injunction grants enforcement rights to the plaintiff before the court has ruled on the case, it is considered an extraordinary remedy that places

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Family Feud Over Power of Attorney and Passing of Accounts: The Risks of Naming Your Children Court Grants Standing in Financial Dispute, Limits Medical Record Disclosure Source: Shewa v. Shewa et al, 2025 ONSC 959 In a dispute over the management of an elderly individual’s financial affairs, the court granted two family members standing in the passing of accounts due to their involvement in care and financial matters, limited the disclosure of medical records to protect privacy while allowing

Case: Francois v. Francois, 2025 ONSC 589 (CanLII) Justice Myers dismissed Stephanie Dubuisson’s motion to replace her former spouse, who had been appointed as her guardian in 2012, with John Bailey as her new guardian. The court noted that Dubuisson had previously been found mentally incapable of managing her property under the Substitute Decisions Act (SDA), which meant she was a “person under disability” and could not bring this motion without a litigation guardian. While Dubuisson’s counsel argued that

CASE:  Hockney v. Kneeland, 2025 ONSC 1309 Mary Jane Hockney passed away in 2014, leaving her estate to be equally divided among her seven grandchildren. She appointed her lawyer, Mary Jane Kneeland, as the sole estate trustee, but over a decade later, approximately $150,000 of the estate remains undistributed. Despite repeated assurances, Kneeland failed to provide a proper accounting, blaming delays on lost files, tax issues, and personal circumstances. The beneficiaries filed multiple complaints with the Law Society of

Ontario Court Dismisses Will Challenge, Orders Occupation Rent for Unauthorized Stay CASE: Canale v. Ziccardi, 2025 ONSC 607 (CanLII) Canale v. Ziccardi, 2024 ONSC 5393 (CanLII) The litigation began in 2017 when Rosemary Ziccardi filed a Guardianship Application for her mother, Elena Canale. In response, Jim Canale filed a cross-application for guardianship. On March 27, 2018, Justice Dunphy allowed Jim to amend his application to challenge Elena’s 2005 Will and Powers of Attorney, claiming she did not understand what

Public Guardian and Trustee prevails in Court as Judge Orders Power of Attorney to Repay Over $247K for Mismanagement of Mother’s Finance   Case: Public Guardian and Trustee v. Snelgrove et al., 2024 ONSC 6892 (CanLII) The Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT) filed an application seeking reimbursement of $256,073.50 from Jason Snelgrove for misappropriating funds from his mother, Loreen Snelgrove, from January 1, 2019, to March 12, 2024. Loreen, a 76-year-old woman suffering from dementia, was unable to manage

The Associated Press recently reported that over three-quarters of individuals euthanized in 2023—when their death was not imminent—required disability support prior to their death, according to data from a presentation by the province’s chief coroner. This information was shared with AP by a researcher and a doctor on the condition of anonymity due to its sensitive nature. The data revealed that nearly 29% of those euthanized for non-terminal conditions lived in the poorest areas of Ontario, compared to 20%