Across Canada, the provinces have built safeguards against undue influence into their law regulating wills: if the witness or the witness’ spouse receives a gift of property under the will, that gift is void. Unfortunately, this rule has the potential to disinherit innocent beneficiaries who unwittingly agree to act as witnesses to the will. This was the situation before the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Wolk v Wolk, 2021 BCSC 1881.
Potential Cost of Witnessing a Will
By Gillian FourniecloseAuthor: Gillian Fournie
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About: Gillian is a lawyer with de VRIES LITIGATION LLP. Her practice focuses on the area of trusts and estates litigation. More of Gillian's blogs can be found at https://devrieslitigation.com/author/gfournie/See Authors Posts (71) • November 3, 2021 • 0 Comments
Email: gfournie@devrieslitigation.com
Site: https://devrieslitigation.com/about/gillian-fournie/
About: Gillian is a lawyer with de VRIES LITIGATION LLP. Her practice focuses on the area of trusts and estates litigation. More of Gillian's blogs can be found at https://devrieslitigation.com/author/gfournie/See Authors Posts (71) • November 3, 2021 • 0 Comments