What is the "moral duty" of a father (or mother) when making a will for his children?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Leard v. Maki, 1982 CanLII 578 (BC SC):
In Lukie v. Helgason, supra, Robertson J. A. at p. 407 said: The use in several cases of the phrase "moral duty" is, I believe, intended to denote nothing more than the duty of a father (or mother) when making his will to take into account the situation of each of his children and, where adequate provision for the proper maintenance and support of a child does not exist, to make provision therefor.
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