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A Gift that Lasts
When does a gift take effect? Is it enough to tell a friend or relative that you give them your car or your shares in ... Continued
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When does a gift take effect? Is it enough to tell a friend or relative that you give them your car or your shares in ... Continued
Under the Wills Variation Act (WVA), a spouse or child of a deceased person who has left a will can petition the court to vary ... Continued
The recent BC Court of Appeal decision in Zeitler v. Zeitler Estate, 2010 BCCA 216 illustrates why tax consequences must be thought through carefully even ... Continued
Elder law is an umbrella term for practice areas which collectively provide legal services to enhance the lives of people as they age. The current ... Continued
Estate litigation issues in the context of an executor or trustee include court applications addressing the actions of the executor or trustee, as well as ... Continued
In British Columbia, executors of an estate are entitled to a maximum compensation of 5% of the gross aggregate value of the estate under the ... Continued
A general principle of law is that a person making a Will (a “Testator”) has the “testamentary freedom” to dispose of his or her property ... Continued
One of the more difficult situations that may arise in the administration of an estate is a claim by a former spouse of the deceased ... Continued
Typically, when a spouse or child has not been adequately provided for under a testator’s will, the remedy has been to make a claim under ... Continued
In a recent decision, the BC Court of Appeal clarified the importance, or lack of importance, of the claims of persons not protected by the ... Continued
A basic tenet of estate law is that the testator must know and approve of the contents of his or her will; if the testator ... Continued
In the Summer 2008 edition of Your Estate Matters, we reported on the trial decision of Pickets v. Hall, a case involving a large estate ... Continued