Is a beneficiary of the deceased's Will entitled to bring a claim pursuant to the WVA to challenge the Will?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Griese v. Syvret, 2013 BCSC 1601 (CanLII):
I also note that had the deceased not made the defendant a beneficiary of her estate, he would not be entitled to bring a claim pursuant to the WVA to challenge the Will. This is because the defendant is neither a natural nor an adopted child. An expanded definition of child is not permitted, for example to include foster children: Peri v. McCutcheon, 2011 BCCA 401.
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