Category Archives: Wills and Estates
Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents
By: Katherine MacKenzie PDF Version: Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Report Commented On: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Inter-Provincial Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents, Report for Discussion 32 The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) is considering changes to the statutory rules … Continue reading
The Impact of a Dower Act Life Estate on the Valuation and Distribution of Intestate Estates
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: The Impact of a Dower Act Life Estate on the Valuation and Distribution of Intestate Estates Case Commented On: Estate of Johnson, Rick Allen (Re), 2017 ABQB 399 (CanLII) The deceased, Rick Allen Johnson, died … Continue reading
Capacity to Make and Revoke an Enduring Power of Attorney
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Capacity to Make and Revoke an Enduring Power of Attorney Case Commented On: Pirie v Pirie, 2017 ABQB 104 (CanLII) The issue in this case was whether the applicant had the mental capacity in July 2016 … Continue reading
Reaffirming the Importance of Clarity in Drafting a Will
By: Geoff S. Costeloe PDF Version: Reaffirming the Importance of Clarity in Drafting a Will Case Commented On: MRM Estate (Re), 2015 ABQB 475 A recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision has demonstrated the lengths that the Court can … Continue reading
A Cautionary Tale for Step-Parents and Step-Children
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: A Cautionary Tale for Step-Parents and Step-Children Case Commented On: Peters Estate (Re), 2015 ABQB 168 CanLII People have many different ways of defining “family” and what being part of a family means to … Continue reading
