Disabled and Left Out of a Parent’s Will: Can I Vary It in BC?
Onyx Law Group · Vancouver, British Columbia
Yes. As a child of the will-maker, you have standing to ask the court to vary your parent’s will under WESA if you were disinherited. A disability can support a larger variation in your favour, so the court can take your needs into account.
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I have a disability and my parents’ will left me out. Can I ask the court to vary it? Yes, as a child you have standing to apply to vary a will of your parents if you’ve been disinherited for an adequate and equitable inheritance. Given the specific circumstance of a beneficiary having a disability that provides for additional consideration for a greater variation in favor of that person who has disabilities to account for their needs.
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