Dysfunctional Families and Becoming Disinherited
June 12, 2017 No Comments
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,
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Trustee For Child Under Will Has Priority
May 18, 2017 No Comments
Leniuk Estate 2016 BCSC 159 held that a trustee for a child appointed under a will has priority over a guardian appointed under the Family
Wills Variation: BC Court Overturns Will
September 26, 2016 No Comments
The British Columbia Court over turned and varied a will where his four daughters had been left with nothing. William Werbenuk died more than two
Wills Variation-Disinherited Daughter Wins
September 21, 2016 No Comments
Disinherited Daughter. Like Cinderella, the little girl named Margaret worked to earn her room and board. She washed and swept and did what she was
Court Costs In Estate Litigation
August 21, 2014 No Comments
It is very old fashioned thinking that court costs come out of the estate , win or lose, as costs are now an important factor
Son May Not Inherit For Murdering Mother
August 19, 2014 No Comments
Re Fenotti Estate 2014 BCSC 1533 reviewed the law and held that a murderer of the deceased, his mother, son may not inherit from her as
When Does a Common Law Marriage Come to an End
August 18, 2014 No Comments
It is not always clear, even between the spouses themselves, when a common law marriage came to a legal end. The Courts have accordingly developed certain
Purported Trust is a “Sham” Trust
August 16, 2014 No Comments
Plaintiff’s often allege that a purported trust is a sham trust that the courts should ignore. The following is the criteria that the courts utilize
The Criteria of a Marriage-Like Relationship
August 10, 2014 No Comments
The criteria generally speaking for a marriage- like relationship are as follows, as recently laid out in McFarlane v. Goodburn Estate 2014 BCSC 1449: The question
Wills Variation – Estranged Son Loses
July 14, 2014 No Comments
Hall v Hall 2011 BCCA 354, the appeal of a sons wills variation claim was dismissed and the reasons for his disinheritance, namely estrangement,