When married or common-law partners cease to be spouses, s. 56(2) of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, S.B.C. 2009, c. 13 (“WESA”) automatically revokes testamentary gifts…
The rules of intestacy set out how an estate is to be distributed if a person dies with no will. BC law gives the largest share of…
When is a person a “common law spouse” who is entitled to an inheritance? That was the main issue to be decided in Jones v. Davidson, 2020…
If a couple keep their finances separate during a common-law relationship, will that provide the basis for avoiding spousal support should the relationship end? The short answer…
Are you entitled to spousal support even if you were not married? The answer is yes: according to BC law, you are entitled to spousal support –…