Limitations to Will Validation Under Section 21.1
Earlier this week, I reviewed the role of Section 21.1 of the Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26, …
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Handwriting Samples and Holograph Wills
Holograph Wills hold a special fascination in estates practice, in large part because the circumstances of their creation is either
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#658 – Handwritten Alternations and Holograph Wills
This week on Hull on Estates, Stuart Clark and Aanchal Bajaj discuss the role of handwritten wills, handwritten amendments and holographic wills.
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When is a handwritten note a valid will?
There are many ways a will can be prepared. One of these ways is when the testator writes the will
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Holographic Alterations and Extraordinary Gifts
For those animal lovers amongst us, the recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Henderson v Myler
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The Unusual Circumstances of the Discovery of a Holograph Will
On December 7, 2020, the court decision in the Estate of Rezaee was released where a holograph will was later
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On the Landscape of Familial Discord a Person Might Lack Capacity
In McAndrew Estate (Re), 2020 ABQB 614, Mr. Justice Nicholas Devlin starts his decision with reference to the late Patricia
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Is the time for Electronic Wills now?
A recent decision out of Alberta on holograph wills is interesting. The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision released on
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Sherlock Holmes and a Fraudulent Holograph Will
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Sherlock Holmes” stories generally deal with murder, insidious crimes and revenge, but another recurring theme in
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Using a Holograph Will to Validate an Unsigned Will? Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
Over the past few blogs, we discussed alternates for having Clients sign Wills when we can’t meet with them in