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Who is a “Spouse”?

Tyler Lin • August 10, 2022 • 1 Comment

A ‘Playboy’ Millionaire’s Legacy The estate litigation of dismembered multi-millionaire Gang Yuan has once again made headlines. Last Friday, the British Columbia Court of Appeal denied leave to appeal by one of five mothers to his children who sought to establish that she was a “spouse” to Mr. Yuan. Mr. Yuan came to Canada in 2007. The ‘playboy’ millionaire fathered 5 children with 5 mothers, while romantically engaging as many….

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Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, In the News, Uncategorized

Which Comes First: Preferential Share or Mortgages?

Angela Casey • January 19, 2016

The Succession Law Reform Act (“SLRA”) provides that if a married person dies intestate, the first $200,000 (called the “preferential share”) of the deceased’s net estate goes to the married spouse[i]. Any funds remaining after the payment of the preferential share is shared among the spouse and children. In Re Estate of Richard Lewis Crane (“Crane”), the deceased died intestate. He left a second wife and two sons from a previous marriage. The….

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Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Real Estate, Spouse, Succession Planning

‘Til Death Do Us Part, Quickly – Then I Inherit.

Angelique Moss • October 20, 2010

So-called “predatory” marriages may be on the upswing. When will the courts intervene?….

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Capacity Law, Contested wills, Estate Litigation, Guardianship, Power of Attorney, Powers Of Attorney and Guardianship Disputes, Wills