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TORONTO ESTATE LITIGATION LAWYERS

Schnurr Kirsh Oelbaum Tator LLP has specialized in Estate Litigation Law since 1974, with a practical, results-oriented approach to estate disputes.

After many years of experience and expertise in the area of Estate Litigation, we can resolve our clients’ concerns quickly, efficiently and professionally. We have acted for estate trustees, beneficiaries and claimants in the widest range of estate dispute areas, including:

•    Contested Wills
•    Passings of Accounts
•    Trustee Conflicts
•    Dependant Support Claims

Our expertise extends to Guardianship Applications and Powers of Attorney Disputes for clients and their families facing capacity issues. These often complex cases are dealt with in a sensitive and caring manner.

Our firm also offers mediation and arbitration services in an effort to resolve disputes at an early stage.

Schnurr Kirsh Oelbaum Tator LLP is a leader in Estate Litigation Law with offices in Toronto and in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada.

TORONTO: 416.860.1057 or BOWMANVILLE: 905.623.5252





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Practice Areas

Contested Wills

To be valid, a will must be a free expression of the wishes of the testator with respect to the distribution of his or her estate upon death.
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Trustee Disputes

A person named in a testamentary document who does not wish to act may renounce his or her entitlement to act as an executor and trustee and file that renunciation with the court.
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Passing of Accounts

Accounts are presented for approval either voluntarily by the trustees or when trustees are compelled to do so by any person appearing to have a financial interest in the estate or trust.
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Will Interpretations

On occasion the intentions of a testator as expressed in his or her will are unclear. This may be a result of poor drafting or a change in circumstances following the execution of the will that was not contemplated by, or addressed, in…
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Dependant Support Claims

Ontario legislation permits a testator freedom to select the beneficiaries of his or her estate except that a testator has a positive obligation to make adequate provision for the support of his or her dependants.
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Claims for Services to an Estate

Individuals often provide services to a deceased person upon an expectation that the individual will be remunerated or will benefit upon the deceased’s death.
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Felice C. Kirsh

Jordan D. Oelbaum

Sender B. Tator

Rob Levesque

Mitchell J. Rattner

Lisa M. Fenech

Phillipa Goddard

Our Commitment to Professional Education

 

At Schnurr Kirsh Oelbaum Tator LLP we firmly believe in continuously staying up-to-date on the relevant issues in the areas of Estate Litigation and Mental Incompetency Litigation. Our lawyers lecture, write, and teach in these areas.

The lawyers have spoken frequently for the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners Canada, and many other professional and community groups.

Brian Schnurr has authored two leading texts in these areas: Estate Litigation and The Annotated Ontario Estates Statutes. Members of the firm have contributed regularly to these texts.

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News

Jordan Oelbaum speaking at Law Society of Ontario’s CPD Practice Gems: Administration of Estates 2023 on September 26, 2023

September 21, 2023

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FELICE KIRSH, JORDAN OELBAUM, AND SENDER TATOR NAMED TO BEST LAWYERS IN CANADA 2024; MITCHELL RATTNER NAMED TO BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH

August 28, 2023

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Dependant Support & Section 72 Assets – Is a pre-retirement death benefit a Section 72 Asset?

July 20, 2023

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FELICE KIRSH, JORDAN OELBAUM, AND SENDER TATOR NAMED TO BEST LAWYERS IN CANADA 2023

December 12, 2022

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MITCHELL RATTNER NAMED “ONE TO WATCH” and ONE OF TORONTO’S TOP ESTATES, TRUSTS & WILLS LAWYERS

December 12, 2022

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A Suicide Note as a valid Holograph Will – ONCA decision on Testamentary Capacity and Costs in Estate Litigation

February 24, 2022

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Mitchell Rattner named one of the top Estates & Trusts lawyers in Toronto, in Post City Magazines survey

November 1, 2021

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Canadian Lawyer Magazine – Why you need an estate lawyer

October 6, 2021

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FELICE KIRSH, JORDAN OELBAUM, AND SENDER TATOR NAMED TO BEST LAWYERS IN CANADA 2022

August 27, 2021

A PRACTICAL, RESULTS-ORIENTED APPROACH TO ESTATE DISPUTES A leader in estate litigation contact us TORONTO ESTATE LITIGATION LAWYERS Schnurr Kirsh…
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Felice Kirsh, Jordan Oelbaum, and Sender Tator named to Best Lawyers 2021

July 1, 2021

A PRACTICAL, RESULTS-ORIENTED APPROACH TO ESTATE DISPUTES A leader in estate litigation contact us TORONTO ESTATE LITIGATION LAWYERS Schnurr Kirsh…
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2021 Top 10 Wills, Trusts and Estates Boutique

March 19, 2021

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Our law clerk Clare Aikins teaches Estates Law Course

January 20, 2021

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How to find us




Address:

Toronto Office:

20 Queen Street West,
Suite 2750
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 3R3

Telephone: 416.860.1057

Facsimile: 416.785.0424

Bowmanville Office:

181 Church Street
Bowmanville, Ontario
L1C 1T8

Telephone: 905.623.5252

Facsimile: 905.623.5573
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CONTACT US:

Felice C. Kirsh
D: 416.860.1379
f.kirsh@estatelitigation.net
Jordan D. Oelbaum
D: 416.860.1594
j.oelbaum@estatelitigation.net
Sender B. Tator
D: 416.860.0384
s.tator@estatelitigation.net
Rob Levesque
D: 416.644.0866
r.levesque@estatelitigation.net
Mitchell J. Rattner
D: 416.860.1711
m.rattner@estatelitigation.net
Lisa Fenech
D: 416.860.1631
l.fenech@estatelitigation.net
Phillipa Goddard
905.623.5252 ext. 224
p.goddard@estatelitigation.net
Rebecca Xie
D: 416.642.1546
r.xie@estatelitigation.net