Estate Administration (16:X)

British Columbia law provides for three formal instruments by which direction for health care and personal care decisions may be made in advance:

1. Representation Agreements, which allow a donor to appoint representatives to make decisions regarding health and personal care. These are discussed further in in Chapter 15: Guardianship.
2. Advance Directives, which contain specific directions regarding health care, that are binding on health care providers.
3. Nominations of Committees permit an individual to express their preferences regarding who may be appointed as a person’s committee in case of incapacity.

In family law, this usually refers to one party obtaining a part of any property at issue before the property has been finally divided by court order or the parties' agreement, usually in order to help pay for that person's legal fees.

A person who gives a gift or bequest to someone, freely and without expectation of payment in return.

(1) In law, a requirement or obligation to honour and abide by something, such as a contract or order of the court. A judge's order is "binding" in the sense that it must be obeyed or a certain punishment will be imposed. (2) The principle that a higher court's decision on a point of law must be followed by a lower court. See "contempt of court" and "precedent."

(1) In law, a court proceeding; a lawsuit; an action; a cause of action; a claim. (2) A historic decision of the court; case law. See "action," "case law, " "court proceeding," and "precedent."