What is the current state of the law regarding wills variation claims?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Eastman v. Eastman Estate, 2016 BCSC 1728 (CanLII):
In Dunsdon v. Dunsdon, 2012 BCSC 1274, at paras. 130–37, Ballance J. succinctly set out the law regarding wills variation claims. Rather than paraphrase, I will reproduce her reasons here:
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