Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 134
Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
Judge | Horsman |
Citation | 2020 BCSC 134 |
Docket Number | S-P-125254 |
Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
Date | 05 February 2020 |
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12 practice notes
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Cohabitational Relationships
...& Family Law at 17–19. Compare section 2 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13 as amended, and see Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 134. 2013 SCC See, for example, Adult Interdependent Relationships Act, SA 2002, c A-4.5; Common Law Partners’ Property and Related Amendments Act,......
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Cohabitational Relationships
...& Family Law at 17–19. Compare section 2 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13 as amended, and see Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 134. See also LeBlanc v Cushing Estate, 2020 NSSC 162 (dismissal of Charter challenge). 2013 SCC 5. See also Droit de la famille — 201878, 2020 QCC......
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2023 BCSC 834,
...apart” were separations in the sense required by either s. 3(4)(b) or s. 198(2)(b) of the Act. … 86 In Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 134, at paras. 132–138, approximately three weeks passed between the expression of an intention to separate and the death of one of the parti......
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L.T.F. v R.B.F.,
...apart” were separations in the sense required by either s. 3(4)(b) or s. 198(2)(b) of the Act. … 86 In Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 134, at paras. 132–138, approximately three weeks passed between the expression of an intention to separate and the death of one of the parti......
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9 cases
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2023 BCSC 834,
...apart” were separations in the sense required by either s. 3(4)(b) or s. 198(2)(b) of the Act. … 86 In Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 134, at paras. 132–138, approximately three weeks passed between the expression of an intention to separate and the death of one of the parti......
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L.T.F. v R.B.F.,
...apart” were separations in the sense required by either s. 3(4)(b) or s. 198(2)(b) of the Act. … 86 In Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 134, at paras. 132–138, approximately three weeks passed between the expression of an intention to separate and the death of one of the parti......
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Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 373
...13, 2020 INTRODUCTION [1] In reasons for judgment indexed at 2020 BCSC 134, I allowed the petition of the petitioner Alanna Wertz and dismissed the petition of Norma Arnold. I expressed the provisional view that Ms. We......
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Jakonen Estate (Re), 2022 BCSC 2261
...state of mind exception to the hearsay rule or through the application of the principled approach to hearsay evidence: Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 134 at para. 115. [9] As set out by the Court of Appeal in Hadley Estate (Re), 2017 BCC......
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1 firm's commentaries
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Separation And Termination Of Marital Relationships In B.C.: Impacts On Estate Litigation And Administration
...imprecise and flexible legal standard' and ultimately a 'judgment call' for the trial judge: Robledano at para. 55; Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 134, Despite such unpredictability, the courts have tried to provide some guidelines (but not a checklist) for determining whether a separation or te......
2 books & journal articles
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Cohabitational Relationships
...& Family Law at 17–19. Compare section 2 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13 as amended, and see Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 134. See also LeBlanc v Cushing Estate, 2020 NSSC 162 (dismissal of Charter challenge). 2013 SCC 5. See also Droit de la famille — 201878, 2020 QCC......
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Cohabitational Relationships
...& Family Law at 17–19. Compare section 2 of the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13 as amended, and see Knelsen Estate, 2020 BCSC 134. 2013 SCC See, for example, Adult Interdependent Relationships Act, SA 2002, c A-4.5; Common Law Partners’ Property and Related Amendments Act,......