James Robert Allan

The applicant sought directions for the administration of her late father's estate, specifically addressing concerns about the estate trustee's conduct and the sale of the deceased's residential property where a respondent resided.

The court provided directions for estate administration, ordered the estate trustee to produce documents and accounts, and set conditions for the sale of the property, including a deadline for the resident respondent to secure financing or vacate.

The court also addressed the applicant's access to the property and emphasized the need for respectful communication among parties.

The applicants, parents of the deceased Tanya Claudia Davies, sought a Certificate of Appointment as Estate Trustee Without a Will and a motion to dispense with a bond.

The court found the affidavits lacked crucial information regarding the deceased's law firm, Davies Family Law, and its assets/liabilities, as well as unaddressed reports of a marriage in Las Vegas prior to her death.

Emphasizing its supervisory jurisdiction over estates and lawyers' affairs, the court adjourned the motion to dispense with a bond to an oral hearing and stayed the application for letters of administration.

Further information, will searches, publication, and notice to potential parties, including the Law Society of Ontario and LawPro, were required before proceeding.