Category Archives: Wills and Estates

The State of Estate Administration in Alberta

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Maria Lavelle

PDF Version: The State of Estate Administration in Alberta Report commented on: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Final Report on Estate Administration In October 2013, the Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) released its Final Report on Estate Administration. It is anticipated … Continue reading →

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The Pleasures and Perils of Holograph Wills

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: The Pleasures and Perils of Holograph Wills Case Considered: Lubberts Estate, 2012 ABQB 506  This Court of Queen’s Bench decision interprets a provision in a holograph will.  The case is an example of the not-uncommon human tendency to try … Continue reading →

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What does the term “oil well rights” mean when used in a will?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: What does the term “oil well rights” mean when used in a will?  Case considered: Wernicke v Quirk, 2011 SKCA 95 The moral of this story might well be “don’t mess with terms you don’t understand”; and if … Continue reading →

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It’s Difficult to Disinherit Some Adult Children

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

PDF version: It’s Difficult to Disinherit Some Adult Children  Case considered: Soule v. Johansen Estate, 2011 ABQB 403 Alberta Justice has spent the past few years reviewing provincial succession laws and proposing reforms to consolidate and update the relevant provincial … Continue reading →

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Court of Appeal Agrees that Severing a Joint Tenancy Requires More than Intention

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Nickie Nikolaou

Case considered: Felske Estate v. Donszelmann, 2009 ABCA 209 PDF version: Court of Appeal Agrees that Severing a Joint Tenancy Requires More than Intention In a previous post, I concluded that the Court of Queen’s Bench correctly dismissed an application … Continue reading →

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