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The bills keep coming. Electricity, phone, credit card, the funeral home. The liquidator pays them, because it is the decent thing to do and nobody else is going to. It is also the most common way to end up spending your own money.
Read the article: Paying the debts of an estate: in what order
A protection mandate can only be signed while you are still capable. What actually closes the door, and the in-between step almost nobody knows about.
Read the article: When to make a protection mandate
A break-up, a child, a move, a liquidator who is no longer available: the events after which a will no longer says what you think it says.
Read the article: When a will stops being up to date
The contingency fund, the minutes, special assessments: the syndicate documents that decide whether a condo is a good deal.
Read the article: Buying a condo in Montréal: what to read before you sign
Since 30 June 2025, de facto spouses with a child together come under the parental union regime. What it covers and what is decided before a notary.
Read the article: Parental union: what changed on 30 June 2025Going further
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