Toronto, Nov. 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the halfway mark of the Make a Will Month public awareness campaign, 500 members of the public have attended free legal information sessions - some with standing room only - across Toronto, at libraries and community hubs.
Kathryn Balter, a lawyer who specializes in Trust and Estate Law will be presenting the 17th information session at the Toronto Reference Library as part of the Ontario Bar Association’s Make a Will Month.
Make a Will Month is a program to raise awareness about the importance of having a will and of common and emerging wills and estates planning issues such as an increase in digital assets, blended families and complex family arrangements, and people living in multiple jurisdictions.
“These are topics that affect an increasing number of Ontarians,” said Quinn Ross, President of the OBA. “Our members see these every day, and the public awareness campaign is another way that lawyers can help the public better understand what issues need to be addressed.”
“We are living and working in ways that are different than even a decade ago, and estate planning needs to address emerging complexities,” said Caroline Abela, Chair of the OBA Trust and Estates Section. “Our technology driven lives mean that people have an increasing assortment of digital assets that they need to consider. Blended families, complex family arrangements, and people living in multiple jurisdictions are also becoming the norm, not the exception,” she adds.
DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2017
LOCATION: The Toronto Reference Library – 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
ROOM: Beeton Hall
TIME: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
MORE: www.oba.org/makeawillmonth
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