Committeeship Applications: the Uragi Case
A growing area in estate litigation is committeeship applications. A committee is a person or institution who is appointed to make personal, medical, legal and/or ... Continued
Alzheimer’s Patient Lost Right-to-Die Despite Expressed Wishes
BCCA upholds ruling that legislature did not intend to allow previously expressed wishes to be relied on to refuse basic personal care necessary to preserve life.
Making Advance Health Care Decisions – Getting Started
BC government publishes a comprehensive guide to help start your advance health care plan.
Should you appoint more than one person under an Enduring Power of Attorney?
Recent case illustrates the challenges that can arise when more than one person is appointed.
Advance Care Planning and Representation Agreements
Dicussion on advance care planning and representation agreements
The New Test for Capacity to make an Enduring Power of Attorney
The New Test for Capacity to make an Enduring Power of Attorney
Limits of a Power of Attorney
Discussion on the limits of a power of attorney
Responsibilities Arising from a Power of Attorney
Discussion on the responsibilities arising from a power of attorney
Vulnerable senior fights back
Story about a vulnerable senior who was invovled with a predatory “caregiver”
A POA can be used to sever a joint tenancy
A POA can be used to sever joint tenancy
Observations: Elder Abuse
Observations: Elder Abuse
Does the holder of a power of attorney have a duty to account to a Wills Variation Act claimant?
Can a Wills Variation act claimant demand an accounting from a person holding power of attorney.