Canada: Crucial Lessons from Recent Will Cases **
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 16, #9 – October 31, 2025 OPENING A Last Will and Testament (also known as “will”) is such a beautiful thing, but not necessarily. A few 2025 cases caught my eye: Brink v. Reeves Estate, 2025 BCCA 295, Madhani v. Fast, 2025 […]
Boomers blamed for Britain’s inequality and economic woes. I’m outraged by such a stupid notion!”**
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 16, #8 – Sept. 30, 2025 OPENING I need to share. I read something the other day. “It’s wrong to blame boomers for Britain’s inequality and economic woes. It’s more complicated than that, says Rosa Anderson” 1 This follows journalist Phillip Inman’s […]
Exploitation of an Elderly Person – The 1-2-3 of Bringing Abusers to Justice!**
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* Exploitation of an Elderly Person – The 1-2-3 of Bringing Abusers to Justice!** By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 16, #3 – March 31, 2025 OPENING It is said, “Beware the Ides of March!” That’s a date, famously associated with the assassination of Julius Caesar, making it a […]
The Curious Tax Case of Marlene Enns – or How a widow is a spouse: CRA**
Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 16, #2 – Feb. 28, 2025 RRSP & TAXE$$$$ØØØØ! OPENING In general terms, this case is about responsibility for the debt of a third party. More precisely, this is where a man died leaving unpaid taxes. And Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) went […]
ALERT: Retired Or Retiring Soon? Don’t Make These Errors!!!**
1 Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 15, #2 –February 29, 2024 OPENING Retired or Retiring Soon? I’m a lawyer Montreal, elder law attorney, passionate about the well-being of seniors. If a business owner or an executive, I’m speaking to you. If a working man or woman, I’m […]
Canadian Senior Sun & Surf Headaches: US Condo Ownership & Other Snowbird Minefields**
1 Canadian Senior Sun & Surf Headaches: US Condo Ownership & Other Snowbird Minefields** Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 14, #11 – December 31, 2023 OPENING In Canada and northern US, lower temperatures are common wintertime. Specifically, they dip to their annual minimums in December, January […]
There’s Another Kind of Elder Financial Abuse – It’s Ten-abuse! (“Loc-abus!”) That’s a Landlord 65+ Suffering From Fraudulent Renter or ‘Professional Tenant’ Not Paying Rent **
1,2 There’s Another Kind of Elder Financial Abuse – It’s Ten-abuse! (“Loc-abus”) That’s a Landlord 65+ Suffering From Fraudulent Renter or ‘Professional Tenant’ Not Paying Rent** Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 14, #10 – November 30, 2023 OPENING Elder financial abuse happens. Using force or threats is […]
The Elderly, House and Home: A Moving Experience!**
The Elderly, House and Home: A Moving Experience!** 1 Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 14, #9 – October 31, 2023 OPENING A house is where you live. It’s important. It’s the center of your world. It’s even more important when you’re older and you stay closer […]
Senior: Going From a Worker to Unworkable – What Then?*
Gold’s Legal Minute**GLM** By Allan Gold lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 14, #8 – Sept. 30, 2023 OPENING Work is generally good for physical and mental health and well-being. In contrast, worklessness is associated with poorer physical and mental health and well-being. Since a job takes up a majority of your time, it […]