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…
In certain circumstances a handwritten document can be effective as a valid will, as our Vancouver estate lawyers have discussed. Similarly, under the right conditions, a handwritten…
There are specific requirements for changing a will in BC after it has been made, just as there are specific requirements for making a will in the…
Previously, our Vancouver estate law team discussed how the failure to meet formal validity requirements in a will can lead to BC estate litigation. As noted in…
BC estate litigation can be rooted in an attack on the formal validity of the will – in other words, a will can be contested in court…