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Some of the biggest sibling estate fights take place over the small stuff like the china and furniture or art. A lot of parents put a provision in their will that they want to divide the stuff equally among the children. What a mess that creates! What does equal mean? Remember Everyone Loves Raymond and…Read More »
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In my practice, a common theme of sibling estate disputes involves a sibling who is the executor and other siblings who are beneficiaries. In these disputes, the ill feeling between the siblings is longstanding and is only exacerbated when the parent dies. A recent decision of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan in the case…Read More »
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Many of the sibling estate fights that I come across involve siblings fighting over a parent’s estate. The recent case of Re Fawson Estate is a bit of a twist in that involved siblings fighting over a sibling’s estate. Margaret Fawson had three brothers. She made a will disinheriting two of her brothers, Jim and…Read More »
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