Online Practice Manuals

Laszlo v. Lawton

• 2013 BCSC 305
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The above case is referenced within:

1. Estate Disputes in British Columbia: A Litigator’s Guide (Current to: January 15 2024)
   • Chapter 6. Proceeding with Estate Litigation
     • IV. Evidence in Estate Litigation Proceedings [§6.42]
       • C. Gathering Evidence [§6.49]
   • Chapter 7. Validity of Wills Disputes
     • II. Challenging the Validity of a Will [§7.3]
       • B. The Burden of Proof in Challenges to the Validity of a Will [§7.13]
         • 1. The Formal Validity of a Will [§7.14]
           • b. Rebutting the Presumption of Due Execution—Suspicious Circumstances [§7.16]
         • 2. Testamentary Capacity [§7.19]
           • a. What Constitutes Testamentary Capacity [§7.20]
           • b. Testamentary Capacity at the Relevant Time [§7.21]
           • e. Delusions when Creating a Will [§7.24]
           • g. The Lay Person’s Evidence [§7.28]
         • 3. Knowledge and Approval [§7.30]
           • a. Knowledge and Approval as Distinct from Testamentary Capacity [§7.31]
           • b. Presumption of Knowledge and Approval [§7.32]
   • Chapter 13. Disputes and Proceedings Related to Inter Vivos Transfers
     • II. Disputing the Validity of Inter Vivos Transfers [§13.2]
       • A. Incapacity [§13.3]
         • 1. Inter Vivos versus Testamentary Capacity [§13.4]
         • 2. Capacity as a Legal Definition [§13.5]