2 Ways the Revocation of Wills Can Happen in Vancouver
June 12th | 2017
A revocation of a will in British Columbia can happen in two different ways. For example, the test dater can rip it up with the intention of revoking it. He can burn it, destroy it, and any other matter of destruction of the will with… Read more
Common Law Marriage or Mere Housemates?
June 12th | 2017
This video is about whether or not you live in a common law relationship. As you know, many couples have for some time now lived in common law relationships without the sanctity of a marriage certificate. For many of those years, they were legally unprotected… Read more
How the Award of Court Costs are Made in British Columbia
June 12th | 2017
This video is about court costs. Typically and historically, court costs often came out of the estate. The unsuccessful party did not have to pay the winning party and that was the way it was for many, many years. Approximately 20 years ago in British… Read more
Understanding the Wills Variation Act in British Columbia
June 12th | 2017
A tribute to Wills Variation Act that we have here in British Columbia, Canada. We’ve had this act for approximately 90 years and we obtained it from New Zealand. It allows certain types of classes of people to contest a will if they have been… Read more
The Basics of the Wills Variation Act
June 12th | 2017
This video is about the basics of the Wills Variation Act in British Columbia, Canada. The Wills Variation Act only applies to this province so people from elsewhere must realize that we can only contest wills in this province where the assets are in this… Read more
Mr. Attorney – Don’t Change the Wills Variation Act
June 12th | 2017
The Wills Variation Act was written in approximately 2007 after the government of British Columbia the year prior announced that they intended to make slipping changes to wills and succession legislation in British Columbia. The overriding change was to change the Wills Variation Act provision… Read more
Why You Shouldn’t Enter into Senior For Life Care Agreements
June 12th | 2017
Senior for life care agreements typically offer to put up a substantial sum of money in return for which one child or more will take care of the parent for the rest of his or her life. It is a very well-intentioned concept particularly in times… Read more
Secret Trusts: Is It An Overlooked Plaintiff’s Remedy?
June 12th | 2017
This video is about secret trust. It firstly explains what a trust is and talks about the three necessities that are required to have valid trust. But it deals with what is called secret trust. I was counsel on the appeal of a decision called… Read more
Wealth Preservation
June 12th | 2017
The concept of wealth preservation basically means that one heir is trying to pass his or her assets on to their heirs successfully without a challenge. The video is detailed. The article is detailed in the sense that five exhaustive areas of law are looked at…. Read more
Disappointed Beneficiaries? Sue the Lawyer
June 12th | 2017
This video is about suing a lawyer for not properly preparing a will in a timely manner or in a proper manner so that there is, at the end of the day, what are known as a disappointed beneficiaries. This is someone who expected to… Read more
Dysfunctional Families and Becoming Disinherited
June 12th | 2017
This video is about dysfunctional families. Chances are, if you’re watching this video or you have read the article called Dysfunctional Families on our website, then you’ll know a lot about this topic. However, many people that come in our office actually are absolutely amazed… Read more
Delusions and Testamentary Capacity – 4 Factors to Consider
June 12th | 2017
This video is about delusions and testamentary capacity required to make a will. The leading decision of testamentary capacity is Banks versus Goodfellow from 1857 which held that in order to have valid capacity, a person must 1) know what a will is; 2) know what… Read more
What Happens When You Lose Your Will?
June 12th | 2017
What happens when you lose your will? Many people, in fact, do. They might be hoarders or they might be very careful people but they don’t appreciate that that document that they signed many years ago and took home is perhaps the original of a… Read more
Mental Capacity and Marriage
June 12th | 2017
This video is about capacity to marry. That’s mental capacity. We all know the story of Anna Nicole Smith and her love affair and marriage to the 94 year-old billionaire. After his untimely passing, there was years and years of litigation which centered on whether… Read more
Refusing Inheritance with Disclaimer
June 12th | 2017
What disclaimer means is that if you inherit under a will, no one can force you to actually accept the inheritance. Now, why wouldn’t you want and accept an inheritance? But there are situations where it does exist. For example, in one particular case, a… Read more