Legal Question in Family Law in Canada
Will
cAN A PERSON WHO HAs A WILL REMOVE SOMEONE FROM THAT WILL WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO COURT.
Asked on 1/14/07, 5:35 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Donald McLeod
Donald R. McLeod Law Corp.
Re: Will
In Britis Columbia, so long as the person is legally compteent to make a will, he can change the will whenever he wants. Court is not necessary. In B.C. a person may not however leave out certain classes of beneficiaries, such as a child or children, without stating in the will explicit reasons for so doing. If such a person is left out without stating explicit reasons, the person left out has a reasonable chance of having the will "overturned" by the court and inheriting anyway.
Answered on 1/14/07, 7:25 pm