What is the test for valid and rational disinheritance?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Webber v Sullivan, 2019 BCSC 1522 (CanLII):
The court must examine the reasons why a spouse or child was disinherited to determine if they were valid and rational. Validity requires the reasons to be based on true facts, and rationality refers to a logical connection between the disinheritance and the reasons stated for it: Kong v. Kong, 2015 BCSC 1669 at para. 72.
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