Sometimes, children are unpleasantly surprised to learn that one of their siblings is receiving a larger inheritance from their parents than they are, even though they shared a similar relationship with their parent. Feeling like they've been treated unfairly, they…
BC has some of the most favourable estate laws for children who have been unfairly disinherited by their parents. The courts insist that parents provide 'adequate provisions for the proper maintenance and support' of their children unless they have legally…
In BC, many assume that they are able to dispose of their estate in their will in any way they please – to any person or organization. This isn’t necessarily the case; BC has a few exceptions where an estate…
Unfortunately, people break their promises, sometimes with vast consequences suffered by one party. In estate related matters, people can make life-changing decisions based on promises made to them. When a promise is made, but the promisor’s will says otherwise, or…
While BC has some of the most sympathetic laws in all of Canada for people who have been unfairly disinherited, parents can disinherit their children from their will if they have valid and rational reasons. Many provinces allow will-writers to…
A recent case brought in the BC Supreme Court involved unfair wills with an estate distributed unequally amongst sons and daughters. The case of Grewal v. Litt (2019) involved six children and their parents’ mirror wills which were drafted to…
