Hancock v. Hancock, [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 2398

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeDardi, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Subject MatterDAMAGE AWARDS,FAMILY LAW
Citation[2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 2398,2014 BCSC 2398,[2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 2398 (SC)
Date18 December 2014
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7 practice notes
  • Enns v. Gordon Estate, 2018 BCSC 705
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 2, 2018
    ...“valid and rational reasons” should completely negate any moral obligation to a child. Madam Justice Dardi in Hancock v. Hancock, 2014 BCSC 2398 summarized the concern as [52] In Bell v. Roy Estate (1993), 75 B.C.L.R. (2d) 213 (C.A.), the Court of Appeal held that where financial need is no......
  • Tom v Tang,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • June 2, 2023
    ...and that articulated in Tataryn on the other: see e.g., McBride v. Voth, 2010 BCSC 443 at paras. 135–42 and Hancock v. Hancock, 2014 BCSC 2398 at paras. 26 I agree that this perceived conflict has been the source of some difficulty and concern in wills variation proceedings. However,......
  • Geluch v. Geluch Estate, 2019 BCSC 2203
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 19, 2019
    ...the extent to which reasons for disinheritance, post –Tataryn, must be justifiable, as well as valid and rational: Hancock v. Hancock, 2014 BCSC 2398 at paras. 53-56; J.R. v. J.D.M., 2016 BCSC 2265 at para. 110; Brown v. Ferguson, 2010 BCSC 1890 at para.115; LeVierge v. Whieldon, 2010 BCSC ......
  • Williams v. Williams Estate, 2018 BCSC 711
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 2, 2018
    ...other child or children will not, in and of itself, constitute a breach of the will-maker’s moral duty: Hancock v. Hancock Estate, 2014 BCSC 2398 at para. 71; Dunsdon at para. [204] The defendant also says that in cases such as this, where both children are independent adults, there is no m......
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7 cases
  • Enns v. Gordon Estate, 2018 BCSC 705
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 2, 2018
    ...“valid and rational reasons” should completely negate any moral obligation to a child. Madam Justice Dardi in Hancock v. Hancock, 2014 BCSC 2398 summarized the concern as [52] In Bell v. Roy Estate (1993), 75 B.C.L.R. (2d) 213 (C.A.), the Court of Appeal held that where financial need is no......
  • Tom v Tang,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • June 2, 2023
    ...and that articulated in Tataryn on the other: see e.g., McBride v. Voth, 2010 BCSC 443 at paras. 135–42 and Hancock v. Hancock, 2014 BCSC 2398 at paras. 26 I agree that this perceived conflict has been the source of some difficulty and concern in wills variation proceedings. However,......
  • Geluch v. Geluch Estate, 2019 BCSC 2203
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • December 19, 2019
    ...the extent to which reasons for disinheritance, post –Tataryn, must be justifiable, as well as valid and rational: Hancock v. Hancock, 2014 BCSC 2398 at paras. 53-56; J.R. v. J.D.M., 2016 BCSC 2265 at para. 110; Brown v. Ferguson, 2010 BCSC 1890 at para.115; LeVierge v. Whieldon, 2010 BCSC ......
  • Williams v. Williams Estate, 2018 BCSC 711
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • May 2, 2018
    ...other child or children will not, in and of itself, constitute a breach of the will-maker’s moral duty: Hancock v. Hancock Estate, 2014 BCSC 2398 at para. 71; Dunsdon at para. [204] The defendant also says that in cases such as this, where both children are independent adults, there is no m......
  • Request a trial to view additional results

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