Category Archives: Wills and Estates
Exercising the Discretion to Allow Late Family Maintenance and Support Applications
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Exercising the Discretion to Allow Late Family Maintenance and Support Applications Case Commented On: Lamont Estate, 2020 ABQB 449 (CanLII) A family member has a limited amount of time in which to apply to the … Continue reading
How to Interpret a Will, or “Motorcycles make a House a Home”
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: How to Interpret a Will, or “Motorcycles make a House a Home” Case Commented On: Hicklin Estate v Hicklin, 2019 ABCA 136 (CanLII) Hicklin Estate is a judgment interpreting one word in a will – the … Continue reading
Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents: Personal Directives
By: Katherine MacKenzie PDF Version: Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents: Personal Directives Report Commented On: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents: Personal Directives, Final Report 113 A little over a year ago, I wrote a … Continue reading
Avoiding Probate Does Not Eliminate Problems
By: Arlene Blake PDF Version: Avoiding Probate Does Not Eliminate Problems Case Commented On: Dobransky v. Roteliuk, 2018 ABQB 660 Putting property in joint names is an oft used method of estate planning to avoid probate. While it is unclear … Continue reading
Cowper-Smith and the Law of Proprietary Estoppel: Implications for the Oil and Gas Lease?
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Cowper-Smith and the Law of Proprietary Estoppel: Implications for the Oil and Gas Lease? Case Commented On: Cowper-Smith v Morgan, 2017 SCC 61 (CanLII) The Supreme Court of Canada handed down its decision in Cowper-Smith v … Continue reading
