Question: There are 2 sellers on title, one moved out but continued to pay their half of mortgage. Seller in home missed two mortgage payments, so the Bank has implemented …
Resolving Matrimonial Disputes
You may wonder what this has to do with real estate? However, unresolved disputes really represent the quickest way to eliminate any equity that has accumulated in real estate acquisitions …
SPIS ~ Zadegan and Zadegan
Contempt of Court This is a very unusual case involving the use of a Seller Property Information Statement. Actually, the SPIS formed part of the evidence in a contempt of court …
Matrimonial Home Designation: Don’t Give it Up!
There certainly are situations where the matrimonial home designation should not be given up. The registration of the designation on title is like a lien on the property. That’s fine …
Husband Refuses to Put Wife on Title
Question: Can I sue my husband to have my name added to title on matrimonial home in Ontario? We have been married for 41 yrs. The last two houses we …
Five Financial Reasons for Owning a Home
By Brian Madigan LL.B. So, you think that you would like to buy some real estate! In particular, you would like to buy a house. Let’s summarize the principal financial …
Joint Tenancy: A Poor Man’s Will
Brian Madigan LL.B. Question: I am concerned about my mother. Ten years ago, she married a man who now seems to be in ill health. He has operated his own …
Joint Tenancy: Estate Problems
By Brian Madigan LL.B. While there are some advantages to joint tenancy, there are also some problems. The primary advantage is the ease of administration of a deceased’s estate. It …
Non-Titled Spouse and Rights Concerning Deceased’s Estate
Question: The wife survives but she is not on title. This is a second marriage, so the Will includes the husband’s children of his first marriage. Can she stay in …
Severance of a Joint Tenancy
The methods to sever appear to be as follows: 1) disposition: if any or all of the joint tenants convey or dispose of their interests in a property to another party, then …