What Makes It a Will?
Quinn Estate v Rydland 2019 BCCA 91 visited the old Chestnut Bennett v Toronto General Trusts to set out the bottom line of what makes
Quinn Estate v Rydland 2019 BCCA 91 visited the old Chestnut Bennett v Toronto General Trusts to set out the bottom line of what makes
It must be stressed that any document that has consequences as permanent and far-reaching as a Will can never be “simple.” Even a straightforward Will
The law relating to simultaneous deaths and survivorship is set out in section 5 WESA. If two or more persons die at the same time
Ali v Walters Estate 2018 BCSC 1032 reviews the law relating to rebutting the presumption of undue influence in regard to a will as dealt
“Fraudulent beneficiaries” has arisen in a claim that I am aware of currently before the courts, where it is alleged that the deceased was fooled
Nykoryak v Anderson 2017 BCSC 1800 is a decision that in many respects is indicative of how difficult it is to succeed in having a
In British Columbia a child who has been adopted out to another family has no claim on his or her pre-adoption family in the event
The increasing occurrence of laymen doing their own will, combined with the curative effects of sections 58 and 59 of WESA, will invariably be leading
A court in Australia has accepted an unsent, draft text message on a dead man’s mobile phone as an official will. The 55-year-old man had
Estate of Palmer 2017 BCSC 1430 dealt with an application to cure defects in a will under sections 58 and 59 of WESA, but was