dependants relief

Dependant and non-dependant beneficiaries

One kind of claim that estate litigators often bring against an estate is a claim for dependant’s support. These claims are made pursuant to Part V of the Succession Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.26 (the “SLRA”), and are commenced by way of application. The core of such a claim is that the deceased testator did not provide adequately for a dependant, whom the deceased was supporting prior to….

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Dependant Support, Estate Litigation

Werbenuk v. Werbenuk: Righting a Will’s (and a testator’s) Wrongs

A testator excludes his 4 adult daughters from his estate, leaving everything to his son. A B.C. court effectively redistributes the estate equally between the testator’s children. Can this happen in Ontario too?….

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Contested wills, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Succession Planning, Wills
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