Wills, Estates and Succession Act: an Excerpt from the 2009 Edition of Annual Review of Law & Practice

BCSC refuses to vary will in favour of spouse who severed joint tenancy without informing testator
Case Digest

The BC Supreme Court in Martinson v. Martinson Estate, 2009 BCSC 1104, held that a testator had fulfilled his obligations to his spouse by creating a joint tenancy in their matrimonial home as per their agreement, regardless of her subsequent severance of the joint tenancy

Click Here to view a pdf version of the case digest.

The full collection:

Digests of cases on this and other issues are available by subscription through the Case Digest Connection at CLE Online.