What is the testatrix's duty to interpret a will?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Re Eberwein Estate, 2012 BCSC 250 (CanLII):

The goal in interpreting a will is to give effect to the testamentary intentions of the testatrix for the distribution of her estate: Rondel v. Robinson Estate, 2011 ONCA 493, 337 D.L.R. (4th) 193, at para. 23.

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