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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: Levesque v Klarenbach, 2024 SKKB 130

Saskatchewan Estate Litigation Update: Levesque v Klarenbach, 2024 SKKB 130

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Aug 28, 2024 | Powers of Attorney, SK Estate Law Blog

The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Levesque v Klarenbach, offers a reminder of the limits that some judges may impose on an application to compel disclosure from a power of attorney. Background: The background of Levesque involved the below facts:...
The difference between parental permission and legal authority

The difference between parental permission and legal authority

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Jul 15, 2021 | Powers of Attorney, SK Estate Law Blog

Today’s post comes from Estate Law Canada, a well-known estate law blog. The article talks about the importance of having a power of attorney in place. If you are elderly and lose capacity without first having a signed power of attorney in place, then your family will...
Carlson v. Carlson Estate case comment

Carlson v. Carlson Estate case comment

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Dec 11, 2018 | Challenges to Validity of Wills, Powers of Attorney, SK Estate Law Blog

This article offers an overview of the 2018 Saskatchewan decision in Carlson v. Carlson Estate, 2018 SKQB 196. Carlson reminds us of the importance of preserving evidence of just how “voluntary” a will is. If, in contrast, a particular beneficiary of the will is seen...

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