New Survivorship Rules
WESA abolishes presumption that older person dies first when sequence of death cannot be determined
WESA – Important Change relating to Committee or Attorney Transfers
Under WESA, beneficiaries can receive the equivalent value of gifts that have been transferred away by a representative
Text Message Wills?
Although a recent Swedish case rejected a text message will, WESA could give courts the discretion to find them valid
WESA Tips and Traps: Mandatory Hold Period
WESA will require executors to wait a mandatory period before distributing estate assets
WESA: Catching Up To The Times
One of the objectives of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA) is to modernize BC’s succession laws
Electronic Wills: The Way of the Future?
Discussion on how the law on electronic wills will develop in BC
Can you challenge a Will based on a broken promise?
Discussion on challenging wills based on broken promises
Probate Rules Updated
Discussion on WESA and the probate rules being updated
WESA – The wait is (almost) over…
Today the government announced that the new probate rules and the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA) will come into force on March 31, 2014. ... Continued
Expansion of the definition of “spouse” in the Family Law Act
Discussion on the expansion of the definition of “spouse” in the Family Law Act
Holographic Wills in BC?
Discussion on holographic wills in BC
Reproductive Technologies and the Wills Variation Act
Discussion on the definition of a child under the Wills Variation Act and reproductive technologies