The LaW Team: Personal Injury, Estate, and Marine Law experts in Victoria, BC
Established in August 2014, Victoria, BC based League and Williams (LaW) provides experienced, effective legal services in the areas of personal injury, marine law and estate litigation across British...
View ArticleVideo Blog: Who can challenge an unfair will in BC?
BC Laws are the Most Sympathetic to the Wrongly Disinherited Many people do not know that BC’s laws are the most sympathetic laws in all of Canada to people who have been unfairly treated in a family...
View ArticleDisinherited? Reasons a BC estate can or should be challenged? (Video Blog)
Good reasons for the disinherited to challenge a will In a previous blog we discussed who had standing to challenge an unfair will in British Columbia. In this week’s blog I want to outline the...
View ArticleCan adopted children dispute their former parent’s estate?
BC’s laws are favorable to those who dispute wills & estates Right or wrong, BC remains the most favorable province in all of Canada for those who wish to challenge the fairness of the last will...
View ArticleFixing a Broken Will – What can the court do?
Hello and welcome to this week’s video blog on the law. In past video blogs, we’ve talked about reasons why people challenge wills. Undue influence and unfairness are two common reasons. A third...
View ArticleDisinheritance and Deception – Disputed Estate Goes to the Supreme Court of...
Bargaining for Elder Care – the Promise Made There were three adult children, Gloria, Max and Nate – each of whom had been promised a third of their parent’s estate including the family home by their...
View ArticleEstate law video blogs in English, Punjabi & Hindi: Helping those Unfairly...
Can those unfairly disinherited challenge a will in BC? Many people in British Columbia discover that they have been unfairly excluded from an estate by their spouse or their parent. Often, the reasons...
View ArticleHelping those unfairly disinherited: Estate law blogs – now translated into...
We’re pleased to post our five of our estate litigation blogs in Chinese! These blogs cover under influence, reasons to challenge an unfair will, who has standing to challenge a will, and the remedies...
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Invalid Wills: Suspicious Circumstances and Why They are Important
In BC, a will can be challenged in court if it is believed to be invalid or unfair. A will is presumed to be valid if it meets the formal requirements for the signing of a will. These requirements...
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Must the Will Drafting Lawyer Disclose their File for Estate Litigation?
In some estate litigation cases, a lawyer’s file containing notes and documents written during the testator’s will-writing process can be helpful in resolving a case, however, lawyers aren’t always...
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Self-Representation in Estate Litigation: Is a Lawyer Required?
People involved in small-scale estate litigation cases often question if they can represent themselves to save on legal costs. In short, yes, the law in BC allows people to self-represent. However,...
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Important Limitation Dates in Estate Litigation
Various different legal remedies ensure that estates distribute as the testator intended and prevent invalid disinheritance. However, claimants must adhere to certain deadlines to initiate an estate...
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