Wills and Estates

Making a Will During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Wills and Estates – Victoria, BC

Generally for a Will to be valid in B.C. it must be signed by...

Opt-out Organ Donation – Wills and Trusts – Victoria, BC

Many Canadians are waiting each year for an organ transplant...

How the Coronavirus Has Changed Estate Planning – Wills & Estates – Victoria, BC

Since the onset of the coronavirus demand for wills, powers of...

Protecting Genetic Information – Wills and Estates – Victoria, BC

Companies such as AncestryDNA and 23andMe have made...

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) – Wills and Estates – Victoria, BC

Under section 241.2(1) of the Criminal Code a person may now...

Digital Assets – Wills and Estates – Victoria, BC

Today more and more of our assets only exist in a digital...

Do I Have to Leave My Estate Equally to My Children? – Wills and Estates – Victoria, BC

A family emigrated from India to British Columbia in 1964....

Inheriting Swiss Bank Accounts – Wills and Estates – Victoria, BC

Harry Seggerman, a US citizen, died and left his wife and...

Testamentary Capacity – Making a Will – Wills and Estates – Victoria, BC

In order to make a Will in B.C. a person must be 16 years of...

When Does a Person Have the Capacity to Make a Will? – Wills and Estates – Victoria, BC

There is a test which lawyers use to determine if someone...

Who decides what to do with the body when a person dies? – Wills and Estates – Victoria BC

It is common practice in a will to add a clause stating what...

Can You Remove One of Your Children from Your Will? – Wills and Estates – Victoria, BC

In B.C. a testator has a moral and a legal obligation to treat...

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