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 | 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...
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...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Jun 23, 2022 | Issue involving Executors, SK Estate Law Blog
The recent Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench decision in Kaushik v Kaushik, 2022 SKQB 135, offers an overview of a situation in which multiple persons concurrently seek to be appointed as the sole administrator of an Estate. Overview: Sadhna Kaushik applied for appointment...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Jan 3, 2022 | Issue involving Executors, SK Estate Law Blog
The recent decision in Whelan v Chaszewski, 2021 SKQB 286 offers guidance for a situation in which two competing parties want to be appointed to administer an estate. The lesson from Whelan is that a court will not generally appoint a party who has a potential...
