Can a dependent adult’s estate be used as a gift of funds to a third party?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from M.E.B. (Estate of) v. O.B. (Dependent Adult), 2007 ABQB 259 (CanLII):
In Robinson v. Beaudette Estate (1998), 229 A.R. 259 at para. 18, 1998 ABQB 689, Lee J. held that this section precluded a gift of money from a dependent adult’s estate to benefit another person unless it had been authorized by the court.
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