Who Can Contest a Will in BC?
Onyx Law Group · Vancouver, British Columbia
In BC, the people with the strongest standing are the will-maker’s spouse and children. Under section 60 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA), a spouse or child who was not adequately provided for can ask the court to vary the will.
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Who is allowed to challenge a will in British Columbia? Well, the people with the most standing to challenge a will would be spouse and children, because those are the people who have standing to bring a wills variation claim. Under section 60 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, that provides for the fact that any spouse or child can apply to vary somebody’s will if they have not been provided an adequate inheritance. A testator or a will-maker owes a legal and moral obligation to their spouse and moral obligations provide for their adult independent children.
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