Tag: capacity

Severance of Joint Tenancy By Conduct

March 17, 2015 No Comments

Severance of Joint Tenancy The Tessier v Tessier 2001 SKQB 399 reminds one that even the simple fact of parties signing an agreement to

Will Upheld- No Suspicious Circumstances

March 14, 2013 No Comments

Validity of a Will and Suspicious Circumstances Maddess v Racz 2009 BCCA 539 is a testamentary capacity case where the trial judge and the court

Mental Capacity – No Suspicious Circumstances Found

March 10, 2013 No Comments

Testamentary ( Mental) Capacity and Suspicious Circumstances Machander v Drader 2012 BCSC 1496 is a court case where testamentary capacity was found to exist and

Doctors Speak a Different Language

December 12, 2012 No Comments

Doctors Speak a Different Language I had the benefit of recently hearing prominent geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Donnelly. She discussed various aspects of testing for mental

Delusions Towards Next of Kin

May 28, 2012 No Comments

Re Fawson Estate 74 ETR (3d) 86 is an interesting Nova Scotia case to do with mental delusions that voided the deceased’s last will on

Jurisdiction of Court to Order Proposed Patient to Be Medically Examined

Court Ordered Medical Examinations

February 28, 2012 No Comments

Temoin v Temoin 2011 BCSC 1727 concerned the mental incompetency of an 87-year-old wealthy businessman and a court order sought to have him medically examined.