Wills and Estates Issues in Family Law - Revision history

Corinne Shortridge at 19:25, 3 July 2019

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	''Wills and estates'' refers to the area of law that deals with the drafting and interpretation of wills, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there is a valid will, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there isn't a valid will, and how certain relatives can challenge a deceased person's will. In family law, issues concerning a person's will most often arise when a couple have separated or are getting a divorce.		''Wills and estates'' refers to the area of law that deals with the drafting and interpretation of wills, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there is a valid will, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there isn't a valid will, and how certain relatives can challenge a deceased person's will. In family law, issues concerning a person's will most often arise when a couple have separated or are getting a divorce.

	Making, changing, revoking, and enforcing wills are governed by the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills Estates and Succession Act]'' (''WESA''). Section 37 sets out the basic requirements for a valid will:		Making, changing, revoking, and enforcing wills are governed by the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills, Estates and Succession Act]'' (''WESA''). Section 37 sets out the basic requirements for a valid will:

	<blockquote><tt>'''37''' (1) To be valid, a will must be</tt></blockquote>		<blockquote><tt>'''37''' (1) To be valid, a will must be</tt></blockquote>

Mark Norton: Change review date

2019-06-24T16:08:51Z

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	{{REVIEWED \| reviewer = [[Bob Mostar]] and [[Mark Norton]], June 8, ~~2017~~}}		{{REVIEWED \| reviewer = [[Bob Mostar]] and [[Mark Norton]], June 24, 2019}}

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Desy Wahyuni at 17:18, 5 April 2018

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Desy Wahyuni at 22:22, 20 September 2017

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	{{REVIEWED \| reviewer = [[Mark Norton]], June 8, 2017}}		{{REVIEWED \| reviewer = [[Bob Mostar]] and [[Mark Norton]], June 8, 2017}}

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Nate Russell: Approve copyedit

2017-08-21T23:08:53Z

Approve copyedit

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	''Wills and estates'' refers to the area of law that deals with the drafting and interpretation of wills, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there is a valid will, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there isn't a valid will, and how certain relatives can challenge a deceased person's will. In family law, issues concerning a person's will most often arise when a couple have separated or are getting a divorce.		''Wills and estates'' refers to the area of law that deals with the drafting and interpretation of wills, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there is a valid will, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there isn't a valid will, and how certain relatives can challenge a deceased person's will. In family law, issues concerning a person's will most often arise when a couple have separated or are getting a divorce.

	Making, changing, revoking, and enforcing wills are governed by the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills Estates and Succession Act]'' (''WESA''). Section 37 sets out the basic requirements for a valid will:		Making, changing, revoking, and enforcing wills are governed by the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills Estates and Succession Act]'' (''WESA''). Section 37 sets out the basic requirements for a valid will:

Penny Goldsmith at 15:08, 21 August 2017

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	\|ChapterEditors = [[Bob Mostar]] and [[Mark Norton]]		\|ChapterEditors = [[Bob Mostar]] and [[Mark Norton]]
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	''Wills and estates'' refers to the area of law that deals with the drafting and interpretation of wills, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there is a valid will, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there isn't a valid will, and how certain relatives can challenge a deceased person's will. In family law, issues concerning a person's will most often arise when a couple have separated or are getting a divorce.		''Wills and estates'' refers to the area of law that deals with the drafting and interpretation of wills, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there is a valid will, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there isn't a valid will, and how certain relatives can challenge a deceased person's will. In family law, issues concerning a person's will most often arise when a couple have separated or are getting a divorce.

	Making, changing, revoking, and enforcing wills are governed by the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills Estates and Succession Act]'' (''WESA''). Section 37 sets out the basic requirements for a valid will:		Making, changing, revoking, and enforcing wills are governed by the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills Estates and Succession Act]'' (''WESA''). Section 37 sets out the basic requirements for a valid will:

Penny Goldsmith at 15:08, 21 August 2017

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	''Wills and estates'' refers to the area of law that deals with the drafting and interpretation of wills, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there is a valid will, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there isn't a valid will, and how certain relatives can challenge a deceased person's will. In family law, issues concerning a person's will most often arise when a couple have separated or are getting a divorce.		''Wills and estates'' refers to the area of law that deals with the drafting and interpretation of wills, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there is a valid will, how a deceased person's estate is distributed when there isn't a valid will, and how certain relatives can challenge a deceased person's will. In family law, issues concerning a person's will most often arise when a couple have separated or are getting a divorce.

	Making, changing, revoking, and enforcing wills are governed by the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills Estates and Succession Act]'' (''WESA''). Section 37 sets out the basic requirements for a valid will:		Making, changing, revoking, and enforcing wills are governed by the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills Estates and Succession Act]'' (''WESA''). Section 37 sets out the basic requirements for a valid will:

Desy Wahyuni: /* Legislation */

2017-07-25T23:06:05Z

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	===Legislation===		===Legislation===

	* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills, Estates, and Succession Act]''		* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills, Estates and Succession Act]''

	===Links===		===Links===

Desy Wahyuni: /* Resources and links */

2017-07-25T23:05:36Z

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	===Legislation===		===Legislation===

	* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills Estates and Succession Act]''		* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills, Estates, and Succession Act]''

	===Links===		===Links===

Nate Russell: /* Resources and links */

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Resources and links

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	* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills Estates and Succession Act]''		* ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8mhj Wills Estates and Succession Act]''

			===Links===
			* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1157 Clicklaw Common Question "I want to contest or dispute a will. What can I do?"]
			* [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/question/commonquestion/1045 Clicklaw Common Question "My common-law partner died. What legal issues do I need to know about?"]