Plain-language articles about New Brunswick law.
Find out how to apply in New Brunswick for a representation order, the modern replacement for committee, plus the evidence required and the duties that follow.
Read the article →Learn what a buyer actually gets in an asset sale versus a share sale of a New Brunswick business, and how debts, tax and approvals differ.
Read the article →Learn what a beneficiary can ask an executor to show in New Brunswick: an inventory, passing of accounts, the Probate Court's powers and the next steps.
Read the article →Learn how a Provision for Dependants Act claim works in New Brunswick: who qualifies, the four-month deadline, and how it differs from a will challenge.
Read the article →Learn how deeds and mortgages are registered in New Brunswick, who can file electronically, when paper filing is allowed, and why lawyers usually do it.
Read the article →Learn how New Brunswick's Office of Support Enforcement collects unpaid child or spousal support, and when a driver's licence or passport can be affected.
Read the article →Unmarried partners in New Brunswick don't get automatic equal division of the home. Learn why, and what options exist after a common-law breakup.
Read the article →See how custody, decision-making responsibility and parenting time differ under New Brunswick's Family Law Act and Divorce Act, and what the words mean.
Read the article →Find out when a lawyer is clearly needed to buy a business in New Brunswick, and which debts, liens and tax steps can go unchecked without one.
Read the article →If your common-law partner died without a will in New Brunswick, learn who inherits under intestacy rules and what support claims may still be open to you.
Read the article →See what makes a New Brunswick separation agreement valid: writing, signatures, a witness and independent legal advice, and how to reduce later challenges.
Read the article →Find out who owes New Brunswick's Real Property Transfer Tax, how the 1% is worked out, which transfers are exempt, and what happens if it goes unpaid.
Read the article →A practical order of tasks for a New Brunswick executor: finding the will, death certificates, notifying agencies and deciding on probate.
Read the article →Learn how child support is calculated in New Brunswick: the federal table amount, how income is set, extra expenses, and what can change the figure.
Read the article →Learn how a New Brunswick court decides parenting time and decision-making responsibility using the best interests of the child test, and who can apply.
Read the article →See how a New Brunswick property tax bill is built from assessed value, local and provincial rates, the residential credit, and when the bill is due.
Read the article →Find out how long you must be separated before a divorce in New Brunswick, when the one-year clock starts, and whether living under one roof counts.
Read the article →Learn who decides whether a parent can still manage money in New Brunswick, what capacity test applies, and what evidence is used under the law.
Read the article →The New Brunswick real property transfer tax is 1% of the greater of price or assessed value. See the worked examples, exemptions and how it is paid.
Read the article →Learn how often to test private well water in New Brunswick, which tests to run, where to get a test kit, and why an accredited lab matters for arsenic.
Read the article →Learn how the Marital Property Act divides assets and debts when a marriage ends in New Brunswick, what counts as marital property, and key deadlines.
Read the article →A step-by-step guide to applying for Letters Probate from the New Brunswick Probate Court: forms, affidavits, estate value, tax and where to file.
Read the article →Learn which court hears a will challenge in New Brunswick, what a caveat does, the court fees and the short deadlines that can apply to related claims.
Read the article →Learn how a caveat works in the New Brunswick Probate Court: where to lodge it, how long it lasts, the Form 3D deadline, fees and what happens next.
Read the article →Learn the steps to file for divorce in New Brunswick, from the one-year rule to the Rule 72 forms used in the Court of King's Bench, Family Division.
Read the article →Selling a home with a mortgage in New Brunswick? Learn what a discharge of mortgage is, who registers it, and what to do before closing day arrives.
Read the article →Learn the order an executor pays estate debts in New Brunswick, how to dispute a claim, CRA clearance certificates, and what happens if accounts are challenged.
Read the article →Compare a Joint Petition (Form 72B) with filing alone (Form 72A) for a divorce in New Brunswick, and see the steps and rules that apply to both routes.
Read the article →Can you be legally separated while living in the same home in New Brunswick? See how the separation date works and what it affects for divorce and property.
Read the article →Learn how much notice a New Brunswick landlord must give, how often rent can rise, whether the first year is protected, and how the 3% cap works.
Read the article →Does child support still apply with 50/50 parenting? Learn how the 40% rule and section 9 of the Guidelines work in New Brunswick, and what courts consider.
Read the article →See how New Brunswick divides an estate between a spouse and children when there is no will, with worked examples showing the spouse's and children's shares.
Read the article →Who keeps the deposit when a New Brunswick home sale collapses? See how agents must hold it, why they can't pick a side, and what interpleader means.
Read the article →Learn what it means when New Brunswick land moves from the Registry of Deeds into Land Titles: the PID, the final search, the Form 3 and ownership certificates.
Read the article →Learn what an Emergency Intervention Order is in New Brunswick, who can apply under the Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Act, and what it can require.
Read the article →A plain-language guide to the enduring power of attorney in New Brunswick: what an attorney can do, how it is signed, when it starts, and when it ends.
Read the article →Learn what the Condominium Property Act covers in New Brunswick, who it binds, and how it shapes your duties, fees and reserve fund as a unit owner.
Read the article →Options for a New Brunswick beneficiary whose executor is stalling: ask for an inventory, accounts, send a demand, or go to the Probate Court.
Read the article →Find out who may be entitled to spousal support in New Brunswick under the Family Law Act and Divorce Act, including need, compensatory and agreement grounds.
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