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Ideally, an executor of a will has told their family where their will is kept. But this isn’t always the case. If you can’t find the will of your relative, things become more complicated at an already difficult time for the family. The most common place people keep their will is in a safe deposit … Continued
As Greater Vancouver, including the Tri-Cities, becomes more green, the number of bikes on the road—and the bike lanes that go with them—are increasing. In Coquitlam alone, cycle routes have been built into Alderson Avenue, Rochester Avenue, Westview-Whiting, Guildford Way, and Chilko Drive. With the changing intersections in Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, and Coquitlam, laws … Continued
When you’ve just finished planning out every rustic detail of your dream wedding at Minnekhada Lodge in the beautiful forests of Coquitlam, lawyers and estate planning and even more paperwork is the furthest thing from your mind. But since every newlywed couple faces a mountain of paperwork, what’s a few pieces more? Especially when the … Continued
You’re out and about with your family, taking a leisurely stroll through a shopping centre, when—before you realize what’s happened—your feet fly out from under you and you’ve taken a bad fall. Sometimes we think the best thing to do is shake it off, but the reality is that what you do next could affect … Continued
While there are several different scenarios that can lead to a person being disinherited by a parent, the end result is always the same: hurt and confusion. No one expects to find themselves in a disinheritance situation, and it often comes as an added shock during an already difficult time. However, if you’ve been disinherited, … Continued
When you’re involved in a lawsuit following a motor vehicle collision, witnesses to your car accident often play an important role. Third-party witnesses—unrelated to either the claimant or the defendant—don’t have any stake in the outcome of the lawsuit, meaning that their statements are impartial. Witnesses to your car accident thus provide unbiased information to … Continued
It’s hard to remember what we did before the cell phone. Texting while doing almost any other task is by now second nature—even for your once cell phone-resistant hippie uncle. But with the power of constant connectivity comes great responsibility—not least of all to ourselves. We all know the dangers of texting (or Googling or … Continued
No one plans to get into a car accident—which means most of us avoid doing our “car accident” homework. But it’s important to know what to do before an accident occurs. With any luck, you’ll never need to put this list into practice. However, being prepared for the worst means you’ll know how to achieve the … Continued
You’re in a spot no one wants to be in—the middle of a personal injury suit—and on top of the harm you’ve suffered, there is now a slew of legal jargon to contend with. So, what exactly are “damages”? Put simply, “damages” is the monetary value attached to the injury you’ve suffered as the result … Continued