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Capacity to Marry, Estate Law, Family Law, Lack of Capacity, Undue Influence

BC Family Law: What if a Spouse Lacks Capacity to Understand Consequences of Marriage?

August 21, 2020 By Candace Cho

Marriage is a contract. If one or both parties lacked the mental capacity to understand the nature of the marriage contract and the legal consequences flowing from…

Capacity to Marry, Estate Law, Lack of Capacity, Undue Influence

Were Elderly Man’s Marriage and Will the Products of Undue Influence by his Caregiver?

August 17, 2020 By Candace Cho

In an earlier post, we discussed Ross-Scott v. Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435, a case in which the only living relatives of the deceased challenged what they viewed…

Capacity to Marry, Estate Law, Lack of Capacity

BC Estate Litigation Challenges Elderly Man’s Capacity to Marry His Caregiver

May 29, 2020 By Candace Cho

Can an elderly, reclusive man suffering from cognitive decline due to dementia have the capacity to marry his caregiver? That was the question to be decided in…

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