Dependant Support

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Recent Ontario Decisions on Dependant Support

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Two recent Ontario decisions – Curd v. Pare, 2026 ONSC 2430 [Curd] & Allmendinger v. The Estate of Heather Ruth Brown, Deceased, by its Estate Trustee, Garry Cass, 2026 ONSC 4710 [Allmendinger] – offer a useful contrast in how courts determine whether a spouse qualifies as a dependant under Part V of the Succession Law Reform Act (“SLRA”). In Curd, a claimant remained legally married to the deceased at the….

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What Makes You a ‘Child’ in an Estate? A BC Case and the Ontario Contrast

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This blog was written by Jessica J. Butler, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP  A recent British Columbia decision[1] has revisited a deceptively simple question in estate law: what does it mean to be a “child” of a deceased person?[2] The case involved a claim brought by a woman against the estate of the deceased under section 60 of British Columbia’s Wills, Estates and Succession Act (“WESA”). These claims are commonly….

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Dependant Support, Estate Litigation, Family Conflict, Uncategorized

The Ultimate Paper Anniversary Gift: Why a Will Is an Act of Love

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Today’s blog was written by Jessica Butler, Law Clerk at Fasken LLP. This past Tuesday, October 15th, marked a significant milestone for me an my husband – one whole year of marital bliss! With the traditional first-anniversary gift being paper, I found myself thinking about a particularly profound paper: a Will. It’s a testament to caring, a document that conveys love through its protective intent – the ultimate love letter,….

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Dependant Support, Estate Planning, Spouse, Succession Planning, Wills

Lam v Law Estate: Gender bias permits variation of discriminatory will

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Today’s blog post was written by Latoya Brown, an Associate at Fasken LLP. The discussion of discriminatory wills continues with a new case out of the British Columbia Supreme Court. In Lam v Law Estate, 2024 BCSC 156, the court varied a testatrix’s will on the reasoning that the testatrix’s bias did not meet contemporary standards of fairness. The testatrix was survived by her two independent adult children, her son….

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Capacity Law, Caregiving, Compensation, Contested wills, Courts, Dependant Support, Elder Law, Estate Administration, Estate Administration and Probate Applications, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Family Conflict, Succession Planning, Uncategorized, Wills

Dependant and non-dependant beneficiaries

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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

Does an Adult Child have an Obligation to Support their Parent?

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*This blog was researched and authored by Jonathon Vander Zee, who is an articling student with de VRIES LITIGATION LLP.  There are many different kinds of support that can be sought as relief in a legal proceeding, such as child support, spousal support, and dependant’s support. These types of support are frequently litigated and can often be the central issue in a family or estate dispute. One of the lesser….

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Courts, Dependant Support, Estate Litigation, Family Conflict, Uncategorized
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