by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Mar 1, 2023 | Challenges to Validity of Wills, SK Estate Law Blog
The recent Saskatchewan King’s Bench decision in Vaudreuil v Madson is an example of a testamentary document in which a trial was required to determine its validity. This was because of contradictory evidence which had been adduced as to require findings of...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Nov 1, 2022 | Challenges to Validity of Wills, SK Estate Law Blog
The recent Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench decision in Bell v Bell, 2022 SKQB 198 is an example of a Will challenge which did not succeed in raising a genuine issue for trial. Bell reminds us that Courts will generally require firsthand evidence of incapacity or of...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | May 12, 2021 | Challenges to Validity of Wills, SK Estate Law Blog
A very useful lesson comes in the recent Saskatchewan decision in Nelson v Wagner. The decision offers guidance on when a court will override claims of solicitor-client privilege, and disclose the file of the solicitor who dealt with a testator. In Nelson, the...
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...
by Saskatchewan Estate Law Blog | Dec 10, 2018 | Challenges to Validity of Wills, SK Estate Law Blog
This article offers an overview of the 2018 Saskatchewan decision in Klassen v. Estate of John Arnold Wiers, 2018 SKQB 32, 288 A.C.W.S. (3d) 598. Klassen was a decision which turned on a careful assembling of the evidence. While there was no single piece of magic...
