Proprietary Estoppel: Are Promises Enforceable?
Proprietary Estoppel: Are Promises Enforceable? The equitable doctrine of proprietary estoppel can bind a person to their word. For example, if a sister promises her brother that…
Adult Dependent Children: When Does Child Support End?
When does child support end for adult independent children? Does child support end if the child is estranged from the parent? Does child support end when the…
“Good Conscience” Constructive Trust in Non-Agency Scenario
The most common basis for a constructive trust is unjust enrichment, but on some occasions, even where there is no unjust enrichment in the traditional sense, “good…
Resulting Trusts: Critical Time for Determining Intent
Resulting trusts are as firmly grounded in the settlor’s intent as express trusts, but with this difference: the intent is inferred or presumed as a matter of…
Promised Inheritance May Be Enforced By Resulting Trust
Parents often promise their children that they will inherit certain property or assets when they die; when the promised inheritance is not reflected in the will or…
Wills Variation: Moral Obligation to Children of First Marriage
As I have previously discussed, on a wills variation application, the moral obligation to independent adult children is usually more tenuous than the moral obligation to the…
Parent’s Moral Obligation to Include Adult Child in a Will
Does a parent have a moral obligation to include an adult child in a will? If so, what factors are important to whether a parent has a…
Wills Variation, Vancouver: Competing Moral Obligations
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…