Notaries May Not Draw Wills with Trusts or Life Interests
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
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
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
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
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
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
It is very old fashioned thinking that court costs come out of the estate , win or lose, as costs are now an important factor
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
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