Can a will-maker show signs of mental illness before and after making a will?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Singh Estate (Re), 2019 BCSC 272 (CanLII):
Justice Ballance held in Laszlo v. Lawton, 2013 BCSC 305 [Laszlo], that evidence of symptoms exhibited by a will-maker before and after making a will can support an inference of capacity at the time the will was made:
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