There are many reasons, to be sure, but more and more Wills are being challenged across the country. Here in B.C., we have Wills Variation legislation, as do some other provinces. Others do not, but it does not prevent challenges on other grounds, such as lack of capacity and undue influence. Two lawyers from the Toronto firm Hull […]
The famous American publication The Wall Street Journal published an article earlier this year detailing the results of a study, and discussions with several financial advisors, about inheritance and how Americans are handling (and have handled) them. I expect the situation is not far different in Canada, at least in principle. The Boston College Centre […]
Next month, the new Family Law Act comes into force. This is the first major change in family law legislation in more than 30 years. Though I am not a family law practitioner, I think generally that in this new Act, the provincial government sought to give people more options than the Courts in handling breakups of marital […]