Estate Law
Estate Law
A recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court in Fletcher and Vansickle v. Vansickle draws attention to the importance of careful drafting of your will if you plan to give your beneficiaries the Option to Purchase a part of or…
Drafting a last will and testament can be a difficult and emotional task. However, extreme care must be taken to ensure that what is written reflects the wishes and intentions of the testator. As a November 2021 decision of the…
On December 1, 2021, British Columbia (“B.C.”) began to formally recognise electronic wills as valid through the formal coming into force of the Wills, Estates and Succession Amendment Act, 2020 (“WESAA”). Consequential amendments to the Supreme Court Civil Rules, BC Reg. 168/2009, included…