Wills Variation: Costs Implications for Executor-Beneficiary
When an executor is also a beneficiary, what are the costs implications following his or her participation in a wills variation proceeding?An executor is a trustee, and…
When an executor is also a beneficiary, what are the costs implications following his or her participation in a wills variation proceeding?An executor is a trustee, and…
Dividing an estate in a blended family can be complicated, as I have previously discussed. When a parent dies, biological children may clash with their stepparent over…
As I discussed in an earlier post, in wills variation proceedings, the courts are frequently tasked with balancing moral obligations of a will-maker to a second spouse…
In Chang Estate v. Chang, 2013 BCSC 976, aff’d 2014 BCCA 28, the court relied on hearsay evidence in determining the validity of a will which essentially…
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…
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