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Adult guardianship 2025 BCSC 2505

Vancouver Island Health Authority v. T.W

The court granted Island Health’s petition, removed T.W. as E.W.’s representative, and declared him unfit to act as TSDM or to give substitute consent.

  • Representation agreement
  • Support and assistance order
  • Temporary substitute decision-maker
  • Capacity assessment
  • Medical assistance in dying (maid)
  • Self-neglect
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Patients property act 2025 BCSC 1789

Pulez (Re)

The court dismissed an interim application for visitation and telephone contact, holding that the Representation Agreement Act’s statutory objection scheme should be used instead of parens patriae relief.

  • Representation agreement
  • Appointment of committee
  • Visitation rights
  • Statutory objection procedure (s.30)
  • Public guardian and trustee
  • Interim relief
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Trusts and estates 2025 BCSC 1124

Weitzel (Re)

The court dismissed a petition to set aside a 2019 power of attorney, found no undue influence or incapacity, and held it lacked jurisdiction to appoint a new health representative.

  • Undue influence
  • Power of attorney
  • Representation agreement
  • Capacity
  • Revocation
  • Costs
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Family law 2024 BCSC 1439

Jundi v. Jundi

The court dismissed an application to appoint a litigation guardian, finding the evidence did not establish mental incompetence under Rule 20-3(10).

  • Litigation guardian
  • Mental incompetence
  • Representation agreement
  • Statutory interpretation of rule 20-3(10)
  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Medical evidence of capacity
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Capacity and guardianship 2023 BCSC 1841

Kierans (Re)

The court appointed Margaret M. Kierans committee of Paul Bernard Kierans’ person and estate, finding she best protected his interests and remained closely involved in his care.

  • Appointment of committee
  • Best interests test
  • Representation agreement
  • Medical incapacity affidavits
  • Solicitor-client privilege/return of documents
  • Committeeship
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Capacity and guardianship 2023 BCSC 1036

Fung (Re)

The court found Chee Ping Fung incapable under the Patients Property Act and appointed Rudolf Yiu Sang Li as committee of her person and estate.

  • Appointment of committee
  • Incapacity declaration
  • Best interests of patient
  • Powers of attorney
  • Representation agreement
  • Conflict of interest
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Capacity law 2020 BCSC 1870

Sohi v. Sohi

The court declared Harbhajan Kaur Sohi incapable under the Patients Property Act and appointed Dalbir Singh Sohi as committee of her person and estate.

  • Declaration of incapacity
  • Appointment of committee
  • Representation agreement
  • Power of attorney
  • Placement and care of elderly patient
  • Costs against estate
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Guardianship 2020 BCSC 87

Horton (Re)

The court found Sandra Horton incapable of managing her person and estate under the Patients Property Act and appointed the Public Guardian and Trustee as committee.

  • Appointment of committee
  • Parens patriae jurisdiction
  • Patients property act ss.2 and 6
  • Powers of attorney
  • Representation agreement
  • Best interests
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Elder law 2020 BCSC 2279

Thompson (Re)

The court declared Hazel Thompson incapable, appointed Patricia as committee of the person subject to care conditions, and appointed Solus Trust Company as committee of the estate without bond.

  • Declaration of incapacity
  • Appointment of committee
  • Representation agreement
  • Management and sale of real property
  • Role of public guardian and trustee
  • Costs
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Trusts 2019 BCSC 566

The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company and the NT Trust (Re)

The court granted a trustee leave to apply under the Patients Property Act after medical evidence suggested the trust beneficiary could not manage his finances.

  • Leave to apply
  • Replacement trustees
  • Representation agreement
  • Patients property act s.3
  • Trust construction
  • Professional trustee oversight
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