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Bequests in Wills to Charities: Avoiding Legal and Ethical Problems when Supporting Good Causes - Ontario Bar Association presentation by Mark Blumberg

Bequests_in_Wills_In_Canada_-_Avoiding_Legal_and_Ethical_Problems_When_Supporting_Good_Causes_-_OBA_May_14,_2008.pdf
May 18, 2008

In the Ontario Bar Assocation (OBA) Continuing Legal Education Program "Righting Wills IV: Essential Tips for Practitioners" on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 I delivered a presentation on "Bequests in Wills to Charities: Avoiding Legal and Ethical Problems when Supporting Good Causes". It covered Why bequests are important, when to use them and their drawbacks, 15 common legal mistakes and 5 ethical concerns for lawyers in dealing with bequests as well as sample language for bequests to charities and related issues.

Here is a copy of the presentation Bequests in Wills to Charities: Avoiding Legal and Ethical Problems when Supporting Good Causes