What is the test for adult children asserting a claim under a will?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Atwal v. Atwal, 2010 BCSC 1261 (CanLII):
According to Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate, 1994 CanLII 51 (SCC), [1994] 2 S.C.R. 807, adult children asserting a claim under a will fall into two categories: dependent and independent. There are two bases for asserting claims: legal and moral.
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