‘BC Supreme Court orders will variation due to gender bias’

The Supreme Court of British Columbia varied a will to address the gender-based discrimination that influenced the distribution of an estate, most of which went to the son, to increase the daughter’s share in the estate. The testator in this case had two children, a daughter and a son. Her 2018 will bequeathed the majority of the estate, including the family home, to the son. The will left the daughter half of a rental property at East 18th Avenue, Vancouver … (more)

[Gerry W Beyer, Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog, 27 September 2024]

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