Family Estrangement
Dysfunctional Families-Cutting Ties
I have frequently interviewed clients who told me innumerable variations of the theme that caused them to cut ties with their parents, only to be met with a memorandum in
Swingers Not In Marriage Like Relationship
CFM v GLM 2018 BCSC 815 involved a determination as to whether the claimant was a spouse as defined by section 3 of the Family Law act. In order to
Wills Variation Explained
JR v JDM 2016 BCSC 2265 explained the criteria in assessing a wills variation claim. [81] The key provision of the WVA is s. 2 ( now Section 60 WESA)
Trustees For Infants versus Guardians
Leniuk Estate 2016 BCSC 159 held that a guardian for an infant is not permitted to be appointed the trustee to receive and hold in trust on the infant’s behalf
Wills Variance: The Estranged Child
J.R.v J.D.M. 2016 BCSC 2265 discusses in great detail the law and related facts of the case in a wills variance case brought by the estranged child of the deceased. No explanation
Wills Variation: Disinherited Adult Children vs. Second Spouse
R. (J.) v M. (JD) 2016 BCSC 2265 summarized the court criteria will consider when deciding the competing moral claim of a disinherited adult independent child and a second spouse
Dysfunctional Families: How to Recognize Them
As a boomer growing up in the Leave it to Beaver age, it was not until I practiced estate litigation exclusively that I learned to recognize dysfunctional families and the mess
S. 60 WESA (Wills Variation) Explained
I was counsel for the plaintiffs in both the WESA case Brown v Pearce Estate 2014 BCSC 1402 which relied upon the law as set out in detail in McBride
Favouritism in Dysfunctional Families
While applying favouritism with children can also occur in functional families, it is often more prevalent in and to further extremes in dysfunctional families. Favoritism has negative effects on both the favored
Wills Variation: Estranged Adult Child Awarded %40 Modest Estate
A disrespectful, estranged adult child and almost abusive,who was also virtually unemployable and living on welfare, was awarded 40% of the $50,000 estate of his mother, Bronson v Bronson Estate