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Take advantage of this time to tidy up your affairs

During this period of lockdown and social distancing, did you know that without leaving your home, you can organize your belongings?

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Respecting physical distancing means prioritizing virtual meetings

Exercise your right of way to not lose it

The importance of making one's last wishes known

Endorsing a loan... not just an additional guarantee for the creditor

Take advantage of this time to tidy up your affairs

Work, rest or entertain?

Before sending a text message, it is better to manage your anger

Maternal love has its limits

Purchasing a building and unequal down payments by spouses

Successfully establishing the intentions of the parties when establishing a reciprocal right of way

A shareholders' agreement aims to prevent disputes

Everything is a matter of timing, even divorce

Acquired rights vs Respect for neighbors

Technological changes certainly bring business opportunities

Is the relative value attributed to my condo fair?

What could be more pleasant than spending the holiday season with your family

Covering up one mistake with another mistake is not the solution

Several buyers of new condominium units sign their purchase agreement based on plans

The importance of properly establishing the measurements of the rental area in the lease agreement

The purchase offer for a property must be precise

To handle the settlement of a loved one's estate oneself

A tenant, after renting a cottage, contacts the Rental Board

Should a buyer trust their seller or seek the opinion of a professional inspector?

Here, harassment is a no! A property right can come to an end if one fails to ensure that they have had beneficial possession

I, François Forget, invited to L'indice McSween

Once the agreement is signed, it becomes less easy to escape one's commitment!

Another facet of birth and adoption

The conditions stipulated in favor of the buyer in the real estate purchase agreement

Purchase of real estate and unequal down payments by spouses

When the buyer of a property discovers that they are not dealing with a treasure, but with a hidden defect

It is preferable to ensure that your neighbor's occupation does not encroach on your property

We must take advantage of the benefits provided by the contract at the appropriate time and place, otherwise, it's already too late!

The interpretation of a will must reflect the wishes of the testator and not those of their heirs

Anticipate how the net proceeds from the sale of a property will be divided

The obligations and rights of children

Having a great vacation with the family, not always true!

Legal warranty on a ancestral residence over 150 years old

The residential lease is dictated under predetermined and strict rules

The sale with a real estate broker and the commission to be paid..

The rights and obligations of common-law partners in Quebec differ from those in other provinces

A notarized will does not need to be verified by the court or a notary to take effect

The construction of a residence causes neighborhood disturbances

Does a letter of intent to lease equal a promise of lease?

Following the discovery of iron ochre in the soil, they are requesting the cancellation of the sale

Contribution to reserve funds for restricted common areas

2015(12) 2014(8)

Appointment of a representative in case of incapacity or opening of a protective regime

The testamentary trust is a useful legal vehicle

The common sense solution is the last one specialists think of

With my girlfriend..., but not so close

A text that appears clear on its face can give rise to interpretation

In order for a residence to be included in the family's heritage..

Respecting the mortgage deed, much more than a matter of monetary clauses

When purchasing a home, why limit your inspection to just the building?

Does the surface declared by the seller include the thickness of the walls?

Someone who incurs a loss due to their own negligence is not considered to have suffered any harm

Some confuse asset protection trusts with fortresses

We cannot choose the law that governs us

It is the use of the trademark that confers the exclusive right to a name

Mortgage used to secure existing or potential obligations

The trust, a useful vehicle..

Fence dispute between neighbors

Failure to disclose that the building is located in a cultural property protection area

Before providing favorable answers regarding a client's solvency?

When purchasing a property, should one inquire about a new survey certificate?

Does a purchase offer need to mention the size of the property?

Can a struggling company make preferential payments to certain creditors?

The obligations stipulated in the pre-contracts

The reasonable expectation of profit

A donation that renders you insolvent is considered to be made with the intention to defraud When can a bailor be released from their obligations?

Should a buyer hire a building expert before signing a purchase agreement?

Ignorance of the law is not an excuse

Brand new, all beautiful, but in a condominium, it doesn't always last

The consent to an arbitration clause

Only a co-owner can request the end of co-ownership

A builder's receipt is normally accompanied by a resolution, unless..

Can we retroactively divide the family heritage as of the date of the cessation of common life?

The concept of "captation amoureuse," do you know it?

Commercial leases... Nirvana for a lawyer

A shareholders' agreement with a shotgun clause is "of the nature of an expropriation" The non-compete and non-solicitation clauses must be limited

Did the husband become rich at the expense of his wife during their common life?

Commitment to provide proof of solvency

Who do the funds deposited in trust belong to?

As long as they do not agree on a new commercial lease, the rental offer governs their relationship

It is the responsibility of the condominium association to assess the validity of the complaint from the co-owners

Publication of a non-seizure stipulation clause

Removal of an executor

Deductions for corrective work

The usefulness of a construction insurance policy

Does the mandate apply even if the incapacity turns out to be only partial?

The legal warranty remains in effect even if the buyer resells the property

When can a buyer of a property request a price reduction instead of requesting the cancellation of the sale?

Throughout time, neighbor relationships have sparked a lot of animosity

Child support may be reduced if the payer becomes unable to pay the agreed amount

The drafting of a commercial lease and the nauseating smells in the basement

Signing a protection mandate is considered a legal must

Savings and emergency fund

Insurance and the principle of proportional indemnity

Hidden defects when buying a property

How to balance retirement, divorce, and spousal support?

As seen, does not equate to a waiver of the seller's warranty Child support and marriage

Deadline for reporting a hidden defect to the seller

2008(11) 2007(12)

Every homeowner has the right to a minimum of tranquility within the perimeter of their property

The obligations between the tenant and landlord are first governed by the commercial lease

When love has the depth of the wallet of the beloved?

Common-law partners are not subject to the rules of a matrimonial regime and family property

What's yours is mine, what's mine is mine?

What is the responsibility to monitor the alcohol consumption of their guests?

Validity of the legal construction mortgage

Given mandate in anticipation of incapacity is a legal tool

An entrepreneur purchases a building without guarantee, at their own risks and perils

Protecting your assets before declaring bankruptcy?

Specific bequests in a will

Purchase of used equipment... Check if the seller sells it in the course of their activities

2006(11) 2005(12) 2004(12) 2003(11)

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