Special Costs Granted from the Estate in Protracted BC Committeeship Proceedings
In BC, a committee can be appointed on application to the Supreme Court to make personal, legal, or financial decisions for an adult who is found to…
Who Pays the Legal Costs of a Committeeship Application?
Our Vancouver estate litigation lawyers have recently been discussing adult incapacity, the nature of committeeship, and the issues for determination on a BC committeeship application. In today’s…
BC Estate Litigation Arises from Suspicious Marriage and Missing Gold Coins
BC estate litigation arising from predatory marriage is not uncommon and may become more common as the BC population ages. Elderly people are often targeted by predators…
Special Costs of All Parties Ordered to be Paid Out of Estate Following BC Will Challenge
We have previously discussed the issue of who pays the costs of a BC will challenge. The general rule in estate litigation is that the unsuccessful party…
Rectification of Wills in BC
The Wills, Estates and Succession Act has been in force since March 31, 2014, and since that time, there have been few reported decisions in which the…
Who Pays the Costs of Vancouver Estate Litigation?
At the close of a Vancouver estate litigation matter, are costs paid out of the estate or is unsuccessful party personally liable for those costs? The answer…
Application for Security for Costs Denied in Vancouver Estate Litigation
In a recent Vancouver estate litigation matter, Nordgren v. Hjukstrom Estate, 2019 BCSC 1, one of Onyx Law Group’s team of estate lawyers successfully argued against an application…