Does the Sibling Who Cared for a Parent Get More? (BC)
Onyx Law Group · Vancouver, British Columbia
Often, yes. In a wills variation claim, the court weighs the will-maker’s moral obligations to each child, and a child who gave care can be owed a greater share than one who did not.
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Does the sibling who cared for the parent have a stronger position? Yes, a sibling versus the other siblings who have not provided care, that is one of the contributions that the court will look at in terms of valuing, competing moral obligations that the will-maker has to their children. So they would owe an enhanced moral obligation, a greater moral obligation to a child who did provide caregiving to that parent versus a child who did not.
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