What is the obligation of a testator to make adequate provision for a common-law spouse?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lamoureaux v. Kalyk, 2009 BCSC 584 (CanLII):
In Picketts v. Hall Estate, 2007 BCSC 133, Bauman J., as he then was, considered the obligation of a testator to make adequate, just and equitable provision for a common-law spouse.
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