In what circumstances will a will be varied in accordance with a settlement agreement made by all of the beneficiaries?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Henney v. Sander, 2014 BCSC 889 (CanLII):

In Behnke v. Behnke Estate, [1994] B.C.J. No. 487, the two adult children of the testator applied for an order to vary the will to accord with a settlement agreement made by all the beneficiaries.

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