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Wills and estates 2014 BCSC 2424

Gollan v. Burnett

The court rejected claims of resulting trust, undue influence, and Wills Variation Act relief concerning joint bank accounts and the mother’s will, but held the jewellery was estate property.

  • Resulting trust
  • Undue influence
  • Wills variation act s.2
  • Executor duties and passing of accounts
  • Joint bank accounts and survivorship
  • Capacity and committeeship
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Capacity and guardianship 2013 NSSC 166

L.R.S. Estate (Re)

The court appointed M.K.A. as guardian because independent medical evidence established L.R.S. lacked capacity to make a reasoned choice of guardian, L.R.S.'s expressed wishes were unreliable given dementia and the circumstances of execution, M.K.A. had been the de facto carer acting in L.R.S.'s best interests, and any financial control remained with the husband/trust so appointment did not risk financial harm.

  • Appointment of guardian
  • Capacity assessment
  • Weight to wishes of an incompetent person
  • Powers of attorney vs guardianship
  • Involuntary admission
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Trusts 2011 BCSC 192

Ng v. Ng

Family property dispute over Vancouver real estate, trusts and accounting. Court rejected the defendants’ main denial, awarded Stephanie damages, dismissed Philip’s claim, and held the Nanton Avenue property on trust for the father’s estate.

  • Constructive trust
  • Resulting trust
  • Breach of trust
  • Mortgage
  • Power of attorney
  • Accounting
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Elder law 2008 BCSC 1437

Kartsonas v. Kartsonas

The court declared Christophoros Kartsonas incapable of managing his financial affairs under the Patients Property Act, but made no declaration about personal care.

  • Incapacity under patients property act s.3(1)
  • Appointment of committee
  • Undue influence
  • Medical affidavit requirements
  • Presumption of capacity
  • Patients-property-act
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