Vancouver Lawyers What Makes A Will – Part 2
In Part 1 of this Vancouver Lawyers What Makes A Will series, we considered the requirements as set out in the Wills Estates and Succession Act with respect to how to make a valid will under s. 37. In the recent decision of Litke Estate (Re), 2017 BCSC 1079, the Honourable Mr. Justice N. Brown heard an application from a …Read more →
WESA and Jurisdictional Challenges – Part 2
In the first part of this Blog, we discussed the decision of Mr. Justice Cole in Cresswell v. Cresswell Estate, 2017 BCSC 178 where the Court was faced with an application by the Defedants in this matter for an Order that the Supreme Court of British Columbia did not have the jurisdiction to hear the matter or in the alternative …Read more →
WESA & Jurisdictional Challenges – Part 1
One of the issues that is arising frequently in Estate Litigation is questions regarding the appropriate jurisdiction for where a claim should be litigated. When a deceased person has assets in multiple provinces, the location of the litigation can be particularly significant given that the Wills Estates and Succession Act here in British Columbia provides wider discretion for wills variation …Read more →