Legal Articles, Estate Planning
Untying the Knot - Divorce Estate Planning
Estate Planning during a divorce is often overlooked but can be a critical component to ensuring you are protected. This article provides more information.
How to Take Care of Your Children When You’re Gone Through Estate Planning
What parents should know about estate planning to make sure take care of their children will be taken care of
Business Succession Planning—the Basics
A brief overview of what business owners should know about exit planning and transferring the business when the time is right
The Five W’s of Wills Variation in BC
There are strict statutory time lines that must be observed and only certain people can legally contest the will of a deceased relative.
When to Challenge A Will
The Wills, Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”), which is the law governing wills variation claims in British Columbia sets out specific time-lines that must be complied with if a disinherited or unsatisfied spouse or child wants to challenge a will.
Wills, Spouses, & Separation: Changes to BC Family Law & Estate Litigation Law
The Wills, Estate and Succession Act made a number of changes with respect to the validity of wills, the definition of “spouse” and in determining how to treat a separated spouse when a new will has not yet been made.
