by Or Regev In Episode 3 of the Hobbs Giroday Podcast I discussed three pitfalls to be mindful of when deciding whether to add your child on title to your property. One such pitfall is your child’s creditors will be able to file claims against your property; this can lead to a forced sale, an …
Hobbs Giroday Podcast Episode 10
Rules of Court Regarding Estate Matters. Do Estate Disputes Usually Go to Court or Settle? With David Hobbs and Ian Giroday. In this episode David explains some of the rules of the court specific to estate matters. Ian discuses a common question regarding whether estate disputes …
Wills Variation in Canada
by Or Regev Wills variation, or dependent relief, legislation has been present in Canada for almost a century, but I often hear people questioning why we have such laws and whether they exist outside of British Columbia or Canada. These are understandable head-scratchers. At first blush, wills …
More Than Just Marriage: Are You a Spouse Under WESA?
Background Section 60 of British Columbia’s Wills, Estates and Succession Act, [SBC 2009] Chapter 13 (the “Act”) gives legal entitlement to a will-maker’s ‘spouse’ to apply to vary that will-maker’s will. A potential claimant may wish to pursue such claim if he or she has been left out of a …
Are you a Child under WESA?
Section 60 of British Columbia’s Wills, Estates and Succession Act, [SBC 2009] Chapter 13 gives entitlement to a will-maker’s ‘spouse’ or ‘child’ to apply to vary that will-maker’s will. A potential claimant may wish to pursue such claim if he or she has been left out of a will entirely, or …