by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Nov 14, 2025 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog
The recent Saskatchewan decision in Boire v Boire, 2025 SKKB 150 reminds us of the importance of properly documenting an express trust when adding third parties to title. In Boire there was sufficient evidence of a trust interest as to permit the Court to summarily...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Oct 3, 2025 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in The Estate of Fedyk v Karmarznuk (“Fedyk Estate”) offers a helpful overview of what evidence a Court is allowed to consider when interpreting a will. Fedyk Estate reminds us of two distinct types of evidence which may...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Apr 21, 2025 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Mang v. Hofer offers a reminder of the threshold criteria that an applicant must meet in order to become the administrator of an intestate estate. For context, when a deceased dies without a will their estate falls into...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Apr 7, 2025 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Reader Estate v. Reader demonstrated the Court’s power to rectify a Will where a drafting error threatened to defeat the intention of the testator. Background: The factual background in Reader Estate included the below:...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Dec 20, 2024 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, Powers of Attorney
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Bistretzan v Krpan, examined when a Court will order an attorney to provide a final accounting. The decision in Bistretzan offers a variety of lessons, which include: That the period of the accounting should cover only...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Sep 24, 2024 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Concentra Trust v Calvary United Church, displays the Court’s power to save a charitable gift in a Will, so that an estate gift still flows to another charitable object which closely resembles the testator’s original...
