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 →
B.C. Estate Litigation: Hearing “Hearsay” Evidence
Allowing “Hearsay” Evidence in B.C. Wills Variation Court Cases When a written will doesn’t cover everything It is well known that hearsay evidence is generally not admissible in Court, aside from a few key exceptions. However in a wills variation claim in B.C., the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”) specifically allows the Court to relax the rules of evidence. Section 62 …Read more →