Testamentary Capacity
Stages of Progressive Dementia
Probably the most difficult area of estate litigation has to do with court actions such as lack of mental capacity to make a will, be financial responsible, make a substantial
Forgery and Handwriting Analyis
I commonly receive estate enquiries where the enquirer strongly asserts suspicion that documents found after death such s a wills or a transfer were forged. I predicted many years ago
Mental Capacity to Make a Will
Jung Estate v Jung Estate 2022 BCSC 1298 reviewed the law on mental ( testamentary) capacity to make a will and found the will invalid. The most frequently quoted test
Insane Delusions
I am sure most estate litigators have had a deceased parent accuse various family members of stealing cups, teaspoons and usually other minor things. If so the dispirited and disinherited
Testamentary Capacity, Knowledge & Approval
Jung estate v Jung estate 2022 BCSC 1298 found a will invalid and discussed the difference between testamentary capacity and knowledge and approval. There is a distinction between capacity to
Testamentary Capacity and Knowledge and Approval of a Will
Nassim v Healey, 2022 BCSC 402 at para. 44 summarized the rules regarding the burden of proof relating to testamentary capacity, and knowledge and approval . The rules regarding the
Recognizing Dementia
I was told by a geriatric psychiatrist that many people have a dementia for two years before it is noted to be a concern. Many times family members are simply
Testamentary Capacity: A Legal Test and Construct
Nassim v Healey 2022 BCSC 402 was a dispute over the validity of two testamentary documents –a formal one prepared by lawyers and a hand written will made by the
Admissibility of Medical Records
Many types of estate litigation cases such as testamentary capacity, undue influence, committee applications and others rely on medical evidence, which is typically initially obtained from medical records that are
Dementia In Estate Litigation
I have a number of blogs on mental capacity and most of them relate to “dementia” as the cause of the cognitive deficits that had lead to the estate litigation.