Estate distribution guided by diary entries
In the recent decision of Trudeau v. Turpin Estate, 2019 BCSC 150, was a wills variation / estate distribution action involving four sisters, two of whom disputed the testamentary disposition by their mother of her estate. The plaintiff sought declarations that the mother’s will was the product of undue influence by one of the other sisters, that the will is invalid, and that the estate should be administered as if it was an intestacy; or alternatively, an order varying the will in a manner that is fair and equitable to all four siblings. The alternative claim for an order varying...
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