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Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Mang v. Hofer, 2025 CarswellSask 85, 2025 SKKB 21

Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Mang v. Hofer, 2025 CarswellSask 85, 2025 SKKB 21

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...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Reader Estate v. Reader, 2024 CarswellSask 522,  2024 SKKB 212

Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Reader Estate v. Reader, 2024 CarswellSask 522, 2024 SKKB 212

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:...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Bistretzan v Krpan, 2024 SKKB 199

Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Bistretzan v Krpan, 2024 SKKB 199

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...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Concentra Trust v Calvary United Church, 2024 SKKB 139

Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Concentra Trust v Calvary United Church, 2024 SKKB 139

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...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Haines v Kuffner Estate, 2024 SKKB 51

Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Haines v Kuffner Estate, 2024 SKKB 51

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Jul 5, 2024 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog

The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Haines v Kuffner Estate is an example of the Court’s ability to validate a document, which may not have been executed with all the normal formalities. This flexibility offers the ability to ensure, as far as possible,...
Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Gilchrist v Gilchrist, 2023 SKKB 187

Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Gilchrist v Gilchrist, 2023 SKKB 187

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Sep 28, 2023 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog

The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Gilchrist v Gilchrist, 2023 SKKB 187 offers a reminder of the importance of updating your will. If you do not update your will, and certain beneficiaries named in your will have died before you, the legal outcome may be...
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