BC Court Declines to Uphold Unsigned Will
On the Validity of Updated Draft Wills in BC Courts The Wills Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”) was passed in an effort to modernize estate legislation in the province of British Columbia. Section 58 of WESA allows the an applicant to apply to the Court to cure a deficiency in a document that the applicant purports to be a will. …Read more →
Adoption & Wills Variation
Adopted Children & BC Wills Variation As our society in British Columbia modernizes and grows, there are many more differing family arrangements than the traditional nuclear family envisioned in the post-war era. As our family structures change, legislation must also evolve to recognize these changing arrangements. Section 60 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, recognizes two distinct classes of …Read more →
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 →