Our Vancouver Wills Dispute Lawyers handle unfair wills and wills variation disputes, testamentary capacity issues, constructive trust claims, proprietary estoppel claims and undue influence claims. The recent case of Bull Estate v Bull dealt with the test for testamentary capacity and reviewed the law of “suspicious circumstances” in a case between the executors and a disappointed beneficiary. […]
WESA and Defective Wills
The BC Supreme Court has just released a key case on the new WESA rules allowing the courts to correct defects in a Will or document that expresses testamentary intention in Estate of Young. Our Vancouver WESA Wills Dispute Lawyers hope people who want their property to be divided properly on their death will pay the […]
WESA Intestacy Marriage Like Relationship
Our new BC Wills Estate and Succession Act “WESA” allows spouses in a common law or “marriage like relationships” to inherit the entire estate of the deceased when the deceased leaves no Will at the time of death and has no direct descendants. These WESA intestacy marriage like relationship claims can be dealt with in […]
BC WESA Spouse in Marriage Like Relationship
What’s The Test For A Claim By A BC WESA Spouse in Marriage Like Relationship To Get A Share Of The Estate? Important issues arise for many of our clients under British Columbia’s Wills, Estates and Succession Act, commonly referred to simply as WESA. We strongly recommend discussing any estate issues you may have with our […]
Vancouver WESA Unfair Wills Lawyers
As one of Vancouver and BC’s top rated* family law firms, we know that the new unfair wills and will dispute legislation in the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, known more simply as “WESA” will require parties involved in estate litigation to hire top lawyers who know what the willmaker’s obligations to their spouses and […]
Vancouver Removal Of Executor and Trustee Will Lawyer
Vancouver Removal Of Executor and Trustee Lawyer The BC MacLean Estate Litigation team are experienced Vancouver Removal Of Executor and Trustee Lawyers. Simply calls us in Vancouver at 604-602-9000 to get immediate assistance from us. Factors to be looked at when removing a BC Will Executor or Trustee include, capacity of and compliance by the […]
BC Committee Disputes Patients Property Act Lawyers
BC Committee Disputes Patients Property Act Lawyers Our Vancouver, BC Committee Disputes Patients Property Act Lawyers handle disputed BC committee disputes applications across BC from our 4 estate litigation offices located in Vancouver, Surrey, Kelowna and Fort St John. Contested BC committee disputes occur when a patient is found medically unfit to manage their personal […]
BC Contested Will Dispute Mediation
Contested family disputes regarding wills and estates and family law disputes are very similar. BC Contested Will Dispute Mediation cases and family cases that are mediated often involve significant sums of money. Both are deeply personal. Both are disruptive to the lives of the families involved. Both can be extremely expensive to resolve in the court system and […]
Vancouver Wills Undue Influence Lawyers
As the Vancouver population ages, predatory marriages and abusive caregiver relationships are sadly becoming more routine in Vancouver and across BC. This despicable behaviour can lead to the loss of monies and assets and the creation of unfair Wills that are made by a Will maker who is coerced, scammed or confused. One of the grounds for challenging a Vancouver Will is […]
Vancouver Wills Variation Lawyers
WESA (Wills Estates and Succession Act), the new legislation now in effect in BC, has carried over the ability for the Courts of British Columbia to make Wills Variation orders for our clients in Vancouver, Surrey, Kelowna and Fort St John, or anywhere else in the province. Section 60 of WESA carries forward the old […]
