Competing Wills Claims of Stepchildren and Long-term Second Spouse
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…
Wills Variation: $5M Lump Sum Fulfils Moral Obligation to Spouse
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…