by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Jan 29, 2021 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog
Ah, January. A new year, a new start. This year, more than any other, people are putting 2020 behind them with ‘extreme prejudice’, and planning for a much different and much better year ahead. Some will be giving up sugar, others will take up running, or tackling...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Oct 5, 2020 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog
An interesting recent estate litigation decision out of Saskatchewan is Leason v Malcolm, 2020 SKQB 102. Leason reminds us that once a bequest is vested, it may not be divested. In other words, if a beneficiary survives the testator, but the beneficiary then dies...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Jul 6, 2020 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog
When a loved one passes away unexpectedly, the shock can be made worse by finding out that the deceased also had made a new will totally contrary to their former will. Sometimes clients will ask me if it is legal for their loved one to make a new will, cutting out...
by benlamothe | Mar 22, 2018 | Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog
James Steele has contributed an article to the Estate Law Canada blog, a widely-read Canadian estate litigation blog, with over 6 million views. James wrote on the issue of fixing Wills, when erroneous wording is drafted by mistake. The piece can be read here.
