BC Wills Variation & Inter-Vivos Transfers
BC Wills Variation How BC Courts May Account for Gifts Between Living People Wills Variation litigation is often involving parties who believe that have been treated unfairly following the death of a spouse or parent. While the Wills Estates and Succession Act provides certain classes of disappointed beneficiaries with an effective tool to remedy inequalities, the Court is limited in what it …Read more →
Summary Trials in BC Wills Variation Cases
BC Supreme Court Summary Trials Summary Trials in BC Wills Variation Cases Litigation can at times move through the courts at a pace that can feel glacial to the interested parties. There are an overwhelming numbers of cases in the Court system in British Columbia today and obtaining trial dates can cause significant delay in resolving estate disputes. One option provided …Read more →
Cracking Open Cohabitation Agreements
Importance of Cohabitation Agreements Under the still relatively new British Columbia Family Law Act, two people who live together in a marriage-like relationship for two years are considered to be spouses under the law. This grants them the same rights and imposes the same obligations as couples who have married. This can be problematic in cities such as Vancouver where …Read more →