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Property law 2026 BCSC 21

McRae v. McRae

The court enforced an oral family agreement about property held in joint tenancy, restored title in the agreed names, and refused to rewrite the deal into a life-estate structure.

  • Joint tenancy
  • Severance of joint tenancy
  • Oral agreement enforceability
  • Consideration and reliance
  • Undue influence
  • Powers of attorney
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Trusts and estates 2024 BCSC 1158

Amisano v. Amisano

The court rescinded a son’s appointment as committee of his mother’s estate because of an active conflict over disputed property and repeated failures to provide accountings.

  • Rescission of committee appointment
  • Conflict of interest
  • Accountability and accounting by committee
  • Removal of fiduciary
  • Costs
  • Conflict-of-interest
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Guardianship and capacity 2022 BCSC 703

Cervo (Re)

The court appointed Kaila Rautenberg as committee for Dianna Cervo, finding the petitioner’s family conflict and refusal of a workable compromise weighed against her.

  • Appointment of committee
  • Capacity declaration
  • Fiduciary duty
  • Conflict of interest
  • Medical advocacy
  • Division of responsibilities
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Appeal 2021 BCCA 436

Kolny (Litigation Guardian of) v. Moghaddam

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to vary a chambers order refusing a stay of an order to vacate property, finding the matter moot and without merit.

  • Stay pending appeal
  • Vacate possession
  • Certificate of incapability
  • Power of attorney suspension
  • Balance of convenience
  • Mootness
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Wills and estates 2020 BCSC 701

Swereda (Re)

The court awarded special costs from Joyce Swereda’s estate to both the petitioner and the Public Guardian and Trustee in a committeeship proceeding that became moot after her death.

  • Special costs
  • Committeeship
  • Best interests of patient
  • Good faith
  • Ability of estate to bear costs
  • Evidence and affidavits
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Family law 2016 BCSC 1644

Sugrim v. Sugrim

The court dismissed an application to set aside or vary a s. 57 Family Relations Act declaration, finding no evidence that variation was in the incapacitated respondent’s best interests.

  • S.57 declaration
  • Variation of court order
  • Committee powers
  • Best interests standard
  • Patient property act
  • Jurisdiction to reopen entered order
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Guardianship and capacity 2016 BCSC 917

Spring (Re)

The court declared Eunice Marjorie Spring incapable under the Patients Property Act and appointed Deborah Flader as committee of the person, with both daughters named joint estate committees.

  • Appointment of committee
  • Incapacity determination
  • Power of attorney
  • Best interests
  • Costs
  • Committee-appointment
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Guardianship and capacity 2016 BCSC 794

Struthers (Re)

Contested committee application under the Patients Property Act. The court appointed Kenneth Lawrence Steen for the person and estate of Minnie Struthers, emphasizing her best interests and his caregiving role.

  • Appointment of committee
  • Best interests standard
  • Fiduciary duty
  • Sale of real property by committee
  • Accountability and reporting
  • Costs recovery and review of legal fees
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Guardianship and capacity 2016 BCSC 457

British Columbia (Public Guardian and Trustee) v. MacDougall

The court rescinded Kathleen MacDougall’s appointment as committee of her husband’s estate for failing to provide a proper accounting of about $46,000 withdrawn under power of attorney.

  • Rescission of committee appointment
  • Accounting by fiduciary
  • Power of attorney conduct
  • Duties of committee of estate
  • Pgt fees and fee discretion
  • Spousal support from estate
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Trusts and estates 2015 BCSC 1992

(Re) Walsh

The court refused large gifts from a patient’s estate, fixed limited committee compensation, removed the committee for conflict and delay, and referred accounts for accounting.

  • Committee removal
  • Passing of accounts
  • Gifts from patient's estate
  • Compensation for committee
  • Spousal allowance claim
  • Appointment of public guardian
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