An Executor’s Role in Wills Variation Litigation
Explaining the Executor’s Role in Wills Variation Litigation The job of being executor is a crucial role when it comes to managing and distributing an estate and the executor’s role is even more significant if the estate they are managing is the subject of a wills variation action. In an action where someone is challenging the distribution of an …Read more →
Wipe Away Will Mistakes – Part 2: Crossing Out Names
Working with WESA to Wipe Away Will Mistakes – Part 2 Crossing Out a Name in Your Will In the previous post, we discussed how lawyers can use the new tools that are found in the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”) to try to remedy common mistakes found in wills. Prior to WESA, it was much more likely that a defect …Read more →
Wipe Away Will Mistakes – Part 1: Beneficiary-Witnesses
Working with WESA to Wipe Away Will Mistakes – Part 1 Beneficiary-Witnesses Lawyers are often hired to fix avoidable errors and the practice of wills variation and estate litigation is no different. The new Wills, Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”) provides BC lawyers with some handy new tools which can be used to apply to the courts to try to rectify a …Read more →