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National Post article on poorly drafted wills

National Post article on poorly drafted wills

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Feb 16, 2022 | Challenges to Validity of Wills, SK Estate Law Blog

A recent article from the National Post underscores how important it is to ensure that your Will is up to date and that it is well-drafted. I do not personally draft wills, as I focus on estate litigation disputes. However, I have seen firsthand that a homemade will...
Rebutting the Presumption of Resulting Trust – A Refresher

Rebutting the Presumption of Resulting Trust – A Refresher

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Jul 27, 2021 | Challenges to Validity of Wills, Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog

Today’s post comes from Wagner Sidlofsky LLP, a well-known estate law blog. The article talks about the importance of creating a contemporaneous evidentiary record of a parent’s intention when gifting property to their adult children. If a parent places an adult...
Estate Litigation Update – Thorne v Thorne

Estate Litigation Update – Thorne v Thorne

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Feb 5, 2021 | Challenges to Validity of Wills, Estate Administration or Will Interpretation, SK Estate Law Blog

A recent case of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen Bench offers the following lesson: the Court’s power to “fix” clerical mistakes in Wills, may not necessarily be ordered if there are deeper concerns about the testator’s actual testamentary intentions. Section 37 of...
Renouncing as executor may not always be an automatic right

Renouncing as executor may not always be an automatic right

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Nov 9, 2020 | Issue involving Executors, SK Estate Law Blog

An interesting lesson for executors comes from the recent Saskatchewan decision in Goby v Frederick, 2020 SKQB 201 Wayne Frederick passed away. His will appointed his sister, Shirley Frederick, to be the executrix of his estate. Shirley obtained letter probate....
How to avoid your Will from becoming challenged after you die

How to avoid your Will from becoming challenged after you die

by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Oct 23, 2020 | Challenges to Validity of Wills, SK Estate Law Blog

More and more wills are being contested in Saskatchewan each year. And the sad truth is that many challenges are avoidable if the will-maker had done one or both of the below things: Hired a lawyer to draft their will, and keep good notes of their instructions; Told...
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