Disinherited Son Unsuccessfully Challenges Mother’s Will
In Chang Estate v. Chang, 2013 BCSC 976, aff’d 2014 BCCA 28, a mother prepared a will that disinherited her son – he challenged his disinheritance, but…
In Chang Estate v. Chang, 2013 BCSC 976, aff’d 2014 BCCA 28, a mother prepared a will that disinherited her son – he challenged his disinheritance, but…
On wills variation claims, the courts are frequently tasked with balancing the moral obligations of a will-maker to a second spouse and to an adult independent child…
Can a widow bring a successful wills variation claim on the basis that her deceased spouse did not provide her with “enough”, despite the fact that she…
I recently discussed the oft-seen competing wills claims of adult independent children of a first marriage and a second spouse. In that case, Eckford v. Vanderwood, 2014…
In Picketts v. Hall, 2009 BCCA 329 the Court of Appeal held that the bequest of periodic payments to provide a surviving spouse with the standard of…
Dividing an estate in a blended family can be complicated. What happens if your mother becomes incapacitated, and your stepfather then enters a new common-law relationship with…
The principle issue in the wills variation action in Westman (Guardian ad litem of) v. Westman Estate, 2000 BCSC 236 was whether the testator fulfilled his legal…
The Court of Appeal in Eckford v. Vanderwood, 2014 BCCA 261 affirmed that in a wills variation action, the date of death of the testator is the…
Eckford v. Vanderwood, 2014 BCCA 261 raises the oft seen competing wills claims of adult independent children of a first marriage and a second spouse. In this…
Can a handwritten will be valid? In Hadley Estate (Re), 2016 BCSC 765 the court was asked to decide whether a handwritten journal entry described as a…
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