What is the moral obligation or duty of a testator to recognize and provide for a claim of an adult child with a disability?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Deutschmann (Guardian ad litem of) v. Fallis, 2010 BCSC 2031 (CanLII):
The moral obligation or duty on the part of the testator to recognize and provide for the claim of an adult child with a disability was further emphasized in Newstead v. Newstead Estate (1996), 11 E.T.R. (2d) 236 (S.C.).
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