Author: Rebecca Studin

Rebecca Studin is a partner at de VRIES LITIGATION LLP. Rebecca acts for clients in respect of a broad range of estates matters, including will challenges, will interpretation and rectification applications, contested guardianship and power of attorney disputes, complex probate applications, and contested passings of accounts.

Rebecca obtained her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. Following her call to the Bar in 2009, Rebecca was selected as a Fox Scholar and spent a year training as a barrister at the Middle Temple, Inns of Court, in London, UK.

Rebecca is fluent in French.

Ten Things an Attorney for Property Should Know Before Acting

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Acting as the attorney for property of an incapable person comes with important responsibilities that should not be taken lightly or underestimated. However, a person who takes on the role may be unaware of their obligations under the Substitute Decisions Act, S.O. 1992, c.30, the legislation in Ontario that governs powers of attorney. In particular: […]

Power of Attorney

Am I a Dependant? Can I Receive Support From the Estate?

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Generally speaking, everyone is free to decide who will inherit their property after their death. This is called testamentary freedom. However, this right is not absolute; the law in Ontario (and elsewhere in Canada) imposes limits on testamentary freedom in certain circumstances, and in particular, where the will of the deceased excludes or fails to

Court Procedure, Dependant’s Relief Claims, Estate Litigation, Forms of Relief, Limitation Period
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