Compelling An Executor to Act – Part 2
When you are involved in Estate Litigation, if an Executor is unwilling or unable to act, it can create significant delays and frustrate claimants and or beneficiaries who are trying to prosecute their claim. In Part 1 of this Blog series, we discussed the expanded role of Citations under the Probate Rules. An alternative option to a citation is for …Read more →
First Steps in Probate as an Executor to a Will
When you are appointed as an Executor to a will or decide to apply to become Administrator of an estate, one of the first tasks that will be required of you is to prepare for the probate process. Probate, at its essence, is a process by which the Supreme Court of British Columbia verifies that a will is valid and …Read more →
Interim Distributions in Family Law
If there is one certainty about litigation, it is that it often gets expensive quickly. In the circumstances of family law matters, it can be difficult for separated partners to commence and properly prosecute an action when there is substantial disparity in the parties economic positions. The British Columbia legislature has attempted to remedy this through s. 89 of the …Read more →