Property transfers between parent and adult child are quite common. A parent may transfer property to an adult child for estate planning purposes or simply because a…
Can a BC Will be “corrected” if it contains an accidental slip or omission? In Jamt Estate (Re), 2021 BCSC 788 it was not noticed until after…
Non-disclosure has been described as “the cancer of matrimonial property litigation.” It discourages settlement, increases the time and expense of litigation, and may deprive children of proper…
Olivia, Eliza, Bill, and Clarke are a family made up of three parents and one son. Their family makeup brought them before the BC court, seeking a…
A multi-million dollar BC estate was the subject of recent Vancouver estate litigation. The Court in Waslenchuk Estate, 2020 BCSC 1929 was asked to examine the interrelationship…
BC courts have discretion to order interim payment from an estate before the trial and determination of a wills variation claim. What the courts do not have…
Once a disappointed beneficiary starts wills variation proceedings, the executor is not permitted to distribute the estate without the consent of the beneficiaries whose interests might be…
A child or spouse who is disinherited or not adequately provided for in a Will can bring an action seeking a variation. Wills variation litigation can take…
Can human reproductive material removed from a deceased donor who had not given prior written consent to its removal or use be used to create embryos to…
A Will can be a last opportunity for a parent to do right by a child. In a recent BC estate matter, a father instead used his…
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