Ross-Scott v. Groves Estate et al., [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 435

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeArmstrong, J.
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
Subject MatterFRAUD AND MISREPRESENTATION,FAMILY LAW,WILLS,GIFTS
Citation[2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 435,2014 BCSC 435,[2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 435 (SC)
Date14 March 2014
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11 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 12-15, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 19, 2021
    ...Chertkow v. Feinstein, 1929 CanLII 513 (AB CA), Lacey v. Lacey (Public Trustee of), [1983] B.C.J. No. 1016 (S.C.), Ross-Scott v. Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435, Knox v. Burton (2004), 6 E.T.R. (3d) 285, aff'd 14 E.T.R. (3d) 27, Costantino v. Costantino, 2016 ONSC 7279, Palahnuk v. Palahnuk Estate, [......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 12-15, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 19, 2021
    ...Chertkow v. Feinstein, 1929 CanLII 513 (AB CA), Lacey v. Lacey (Public Trustee of), [1983] B.C.J. No. 1016 (S.C.), Ross-Scott v. Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435, Knox v. Burton (2004), 6 E.T.R. (3d) 285, aff'd 14 E.T.R. (3d) 27, Costantino v. Costantino, 2016 ONSC 7279, Palahnuk v. Palahnuk Estate, [......
  • Marriage
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • July 25, 2022
    ...ONSC 3509. Arevalo v McHenry, 2019 ONSC 3206. Davison v Sweeney, 2005 BCSC 757; Grewal v Bal, 2020 BCSC 1588 citing Ross-Scott v Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435 at para 34; Lowe v AA, 2018 ONSC 3509 citing Ross-Scott v Groves Estate, 2014 BCSC 435; Gill v Kaur, 2019 MBQB 68; De Reneville v De [1948] ......
  • Marriage
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Canadian Family Law. Eighth Edition
    • August 3, 2020
    .... Arevalo v McHenry, 2019 ONSC 3206 . Davison v Sweeney, 2005 BCSC 757 ; Lowe v AA, 2018 ONSC 3509 citing Ross-Scott v Groves Estate, 2014 BCSC 435; Gill v Kaur, 2019 MBQB 68 ; De Reneville v De Reneville, [1948] P 100 at 110 (CA) (voidable A v B (1868), 1 P&D 559 ; Cowell v Prince ......
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6 cases
  • Grewal v. Bal, 2020 BCSC 1588
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • October 28, 2020
    ...annulment dissolves an existing marriage and changes the legal relationship between the parties. [12] Similarly, in Ross-Scott v. Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435, Justice Armstrong states at para. 34: In Canadian Family Law, 5th Ed. Julien D. Payne and Marilyn A. Payne, the authors describe the disti......
  • Jung Estate v. Jung Estate,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 2, 2022
    ...which could not be resisted by the will-maker and which destroyed his or her free agency: Leung at para. 35; Ross-Scott v. Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435 at para. 264. In Leung, often cited on this point, Justice Dardi described the common law requirement to prove the affirmative defence o......
  • Hunt v. Worrod, 2017 ONSC 7397
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 11, 2017
    ...the capacity to enter a marriage is summarized at paragraph 177 of the British Columbia Court of Appeal decision in Ross-Scott v. Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435. The court stated:A person is capable off entering into a marriage contract only if he or she has the capacity to understand the nature of ......
  • Tanti v. Tanti et al.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 22, 2020
    ...the exclusion of all others: Lacey v. Lacey (Public Trustee of), [1983] B.C.J. No. 1016 (S.C.). [44] The court in Ross-Scott v. Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435 at para. 200 noted that the inability to manage one’s financial affairs would “not necessarily impact a person’s ability to consciously consi......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 12-15, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 19, 2021
    ...Chertkow v. Feinstein, 1929 CanLII 513 (AB CA), Lacey v. Lacey (Public Trustee of), [1983] B.C.J. No. 1016 (S.C.), Ross-Scott v. Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435, Knox v. Burton (2004), 6 E.T.R. (3d) 285, aff'd 14 E.T.R. (3d) 27, Costantino v. Costantino, 2016 ONSC 7279, Palahnuk v. Palahnuk Estate, [......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 12-15, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 19, 2021
    ...Chertkow v. Feinstein, 1929 CanLII 513 (AB CA), Lacey v. Lacey (Public Trustee of), [1983] B.C.J. No. 1016 (S.C.), Ross-Scott v. Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435, Knox v. Burton (2004), 6 E.T.R. (3d) 285, aff'd 14 E.T.R. (3d) 27, Costantino v. Costantino, 2016 ONSC 7279, Palahnuk v. Palahnuk Estate, [......
  • Predatory Marriage Set Aside For Mental Incapacity
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 22, 2017
    ...in this province concerning the mental capacity to marry ( Hart v. Cooper, [1994] B.C.J. No. 159 (B.C. S.C.), and Ross-Scott v. Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435 ), individuals suffering from significant mental impairments were still found to be capable to In Devore-Thompson v. Poulain, the court was a......
2 books & journal articles
  • Marriage
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • July 25, 2022
    ...ONSC 3509. Arevalo v McHenry, 2019 ONSC 3206. Davison v Sweeney, 2005 BCSC 757; Grewal v Bal, 2020 BCSC 1588 citing Ross-Scott v Potvin, 2014 BCSC 435 at para 34; Lowe v AA, 2018 ONSC 3509 citing Ross-Scott v Groves Estate, 2014 BCSC 435; Gill v Kaur, 2019 MBQB 68; De Reneville v De [1948] ......
  • Marriage
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Canadian Family Law. Eighth Edition
    • August 3, 2020
    .... Arevalo v McHenry, 2019 ONSC 3206 . Davison v Sweeney, 2005 BCSC 757 ; Lowe v AA, 2018 ONSC 3509 citing Ross-Scott v Groves Estate, 2014 BCSC 435; Gill v Kaur, 2019 MBQB 68 ; De Reneville v De Reneville, [1948] P 100 at 110 (CA) (voidable A v B (1868), 1 P&D 559 ; Cowell v Prince ......

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