What is the test for suspicion in a will?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Allart Estate v. Allart, 2014 BCSC 2211 (CanLII):
In Watson v. Watson, 2004 BCSC 1724, at para. 64, Mr. Justice Wilson emphasized it is not sufficient that circumstances create a general miasma of suspicion that something unsavory may have occurred, rather the circumstances must be such as to create a “specific and focussed suspicion that the testator may not have known and approved of the contents of the will”.
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