Musings on Dysfunctional Families
No family is perfect, although on the continuum of dysfunction, there are certainly more dysfunctional families than others. Estate litigation usually occurs because of the longstanding dysfunction…
The Family Relations Act Reform on Estate Litigation
I recently attended a Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia (CBABC) Wills & Estates section meeting, where respected family law practitioner, John-Paul Boyd (JP Boyd) presented a seminar…
Groundbreaking New Law Regarding Joint Tenancies
New case law from the Ontario Court of Appeal has provided that a mere “course of dealings” will allow one party to sever a joint tenancy into…
Issues with Cloud Computing and Privacy Rights
Cloud computing is all the rage in terms of running your actual computer system at your office, or as a backup storage solution. There are privacy considerations…
Don’t Forget to Take Care of your Digital Assets After Death!
In this digital age, people are accumulating assets digitally, with no trace of physical evidence of these assets, when these assets had traditionally had a physical existence…
Case Comment: Easingwood v. Cockcroft, 2011 BCSC 154
This is a case comment on the recent decision of Easingwood v. Cockcroft, with neutral citation of 2011 BCSC 1154. The judge presiding over the summary trial…
Idiot’s Guide to the Wills Variation Act
Purpose of the Act: To provide relief to spouses and children of a deceased’s person’s (the “Deceased”) estate when they have been partially or completely disinherited by…