FMS Claims: A Primer (Postponed to December 9)

This program has been postponed to December 9, 2021. Please click here to navigate to the registration page. 

The concept of family relief (as it was once called) has evolved into our current Family Maintenance and Support (FMS) provisions. This program will review the fundamental concepts on which FMS is based, and how the courts consider claims. We will review the drafting of wills where there are potential FMS claims, and the obligations of executors to FMS claimants and other beneficiaries. 

This program is designed for wills and estates practitioners who are in their early years of practice, or for those who wish to revisit the basics.

We are offering a more in-depth exploration of FMS Claims at LESA’s Refresher 2022: Wills and Estates.

Chair

Lois J. MacLean QC, de Villars Jones LLP

Presenters

Paul J. Dunn, O’Neil Dunn LLP

Catherine Gerrits, Dunphy Best Blocksom LLP 

Richard A. Low, Richard A. Low & Company LLP

Todd Shipley, Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP