Annotated Estates Practice 2012

This book is essential for: all wills and estates lawyers.

Current to: March 1, 2012.

The new edition of CLEBC's portable estates law library
This is the eighth edition of our popular consolidation of core wills and estates law materials. All the key statutes have been annotated by prominent estates lawyers who have prepared succinct summaries of the most relevant decisions in everyday language. This edition includes the full consolidated text of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, and of the incapacity planning provisions that came into force on September 1, 2011, as well as updated overviews of both legislative initiatives. In addition, this edition includes tables of concordance for the WESA and for the revised probate rules.

With this portable, up-to-date compilation of relevant statutes, rules, and regulations, you will have quick access to answers you need to maintain a successful estates law practice.

Highlights of the 2012 edition

• full consolidated text of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act
• narrative overview of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act
• table of concordance from current statutes to the WESA
• full consolidated text of the incapacity planning legislation that came into force in 2011, with consequential updates throughout the book
• narrative overview of the new incapacity planning legislation
• table of concordance between the current and the former Probate Rules
• pending legislation, included adjacent to existing legislation, throughout the book

CLEBC Legal Editor
Jonathan Vogt
jvogt@cle.bc.ca

Part 1—Annotated Statutes
Estate Administration Act
Patients Property Act
Power of Attorney Act
Supreme Court Civil Rules 21-4 and 21-5 and Related Forms
Table of Concordance for Revised Probate Rules
Trust and Settlement Variation Act
Trustee Act
Wills Act
Wills Variation Act

Part 3—Additional Statutes
Adult Guardianship Act
Age of Majority Act
Charitable Purposes Preservation Act
Conflict of Laws Rules for Trusts Act
Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act
Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act
Estates of Missing Persons Act
Family Compensation Act
Family Relations Act, Parts 5 and 6 (ss. 56 to 86)
Financial Institutions Act, ss. 70, 72-74, 160
Fraudulent Conveyance Act
Fraudulent Preference Act
Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act
Indian Act [excerpts]
Infants Act
Insurance Act, Part 3 [includes text of July 1, 2012 amendments]
International Trusts Act
Interpretation Act [excerpts]
Land Title Act, Parts 5 and 6 (ss. 41 to 57), s. 180, and ss. 263-270
Law and Equity Act, ss. 46, 47, 49 to 51
Perpetuity Act
Power of Appointment Act
Probate Fee Act
Probate Recognition Act
Property Law Act, ss. 26, 27 and 27.1
Property Transfer Tax Act, s. 14
Public Guardian and Trustee Act
Representation Agreement Act
Survivorship and Presumption of Death Act
Unclaimed Property Act

Part 4—Regulations and Rules
Adult Guardianship (Abuse and Neglect) Regulation
Designated Agencies Regulation
Health Care Consent Regulation
Indian Estates Regulation
Patients Property Act Rules
Patients Property Regulation
Provincial Court (Adult Guardianship) Rules
Public Guardian and Trustee Regulation
Public Guardian and Trustee Fees Regulation
Representation Agreement Regulation
Wills Notices Regulation

Case Table

Index

This book will:

• keep you one step ahead in the evolving arena of wills and estates law, with all law current to March 1, 2012
• be your portable resource whether you're at your office, a client's office, at home, or in court
• allow you quick access to core, essential materials
• save you valuable time—all the information you need is at your fingertips

Authors
James D. Baird — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver
Gregory G. Blue, QC — British Columbia Law Institute, Vancouver
Amy D. Francis — Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers, Vancouver
Mary B. Hamilton — Davis LLP, Vancouver
Deidre J. Herbert — McLellan Herbert, Vancouver
Michelle Isaak — Davis LLP, Vancouver
Anna Laing — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Roger D. Lee — Davis LLP, Vancouver
Helen H. Low — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
Andrew S. MacKay — Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP, Vancouver
D. Peter Ramsay, QC — Ramsay Lampman Rhodes, Nanaimo
Genevieve N. Taylor — Legacy Tax + Trust Lawyers, Vancouver
Ingrid M. Tsui — Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP, Vancouver
Linda J. Yardley — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver