Notaries May Not Draw Wills with Trusts or Life Interests
March 10, 2018 No Comments
The BC Court of Appeal upheld a Supreme Court decision that notaries are not allowed to prepare wills in British Columbia that create life estates
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Life Estate Can Be Partitioned
September 1, 2017 No Comments
Aho v Kelly 1998 CarawellBC 1285 held that a one third owner of a property who also held a life estate in the property had
Life Estate Valuation
August 28, 2017 No Comments
Re: Zarowiecki 1092 CarswellMan 99 dealt with the valuation of a life estate in a homestead and followed the formula dictated by the Supreme Court
Understanding the Value of Life Estates
June 12, 2017 No Comments
Life estates or life interests means that someone gets the use of a piece of property or some monies and investment or something along those
Adverse Possession
May 3, 2016 No Comments
Mowaqtt v BC Attorney general 2016 BCCA 113 dealt with a long established principle of adverse possession relating to squatters long time use of property
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
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
How to Sever a Joint Tenancy With a Co Owner
April 10, 2014 No Comments
A prospective client called yesterday inquiring whether three siblings who had joint tenancy with a fourth sibling, can force a sale so as to buy
The Formalities of a Valid Marriage
February 5, 2014 No Comments
The Formalities of a Valid Marriage 45 If the parties to a marriage, solemnized in good faith and intended to be in compliance with