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 →
Collapsing Trusts in BC
Termination of Trust by Beneficiaries Collapsing Trusts by Applying to the Court Estate Planning fundamentally involves an attempt to control the dispersal of assets after a person dies. One area of concern is when a will-maker dies and leaves a large estate to a young adult who may not be capable of managing such a significant windfall. A method of preventing …Read more →
Wills Variation and Culture Clashes in BC
British Columbia is a very diverse place and living in such diversity enriches the lives of all of the residents. However, as is sometimes the case, there can be conflict between acceptable cultural practices in other parts of the world and the accepted community standards here in BC. This issue can arise in the context of Wills variation and estate …Read more →