Online Practice Manuals

Chutter v. Chutter Estate

• 1999 CanLII 5807 (BC SC)
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• 2000 BCCA 205
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The above case is referenced within:

1. British Columbia Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation (Current to: February 15 2023)
   • Chapter 7. Protecting the Estate Plan Against Challenges
     • II. Planning for Wills Variation [§7.2]
       • B. Wills Variation Principles Relevant to Estate Planners [§7.4]
         • 7. Can a Prospective Beneficiary Relinquish Wills Variation Rights? [§7.13]
2. British Columbia Probate and Estate Administration Practice Manual (Current to: January 15 2023)
   • Chapter 1. Initial Advice for the Personal Representative
     • III. Preparing to Make the Application for Estate Grant [§1.31]
       • G. Spousal Claims: Initial Advice for the Personal Representative [§1.90]
         • 2. Prenuptial, Marriage, and Separation Agreements and Claims on the Estate [§1.92]
3. Estate Disputes in British Columbia: A Litigator’s Guide (Current to: January 15 2024)
   • Chapter 10. Wills Variation Claims
     • VII. Duty to Make Adequate, Just, and Equitable Provision in a Will [§10.41]
       • B. Specific Considerations in Spousal Wills Variation Claims [§10.47]
         • 2. Agreements to Preclude Claims in Wills Variation Claims [§10.49]
4. Family Law Agreements: Annotated Precedents (Current to: November 15 2023)
   • Chapter 2. When Courts Will Vary or Set Aside a Family Law Agreement
     • VIII. Using Releases in Family Law Agreements [§2.36]
       • B. Limits on What Can Be Released [§2.38]
         • 3. Waiving Succession Rights [§2.41]
5. Family Law Sourcebook for British Columbia (Current to: October 15 2023)
   • Chapter 13. Testamentary Issues in Family Law
     • VII. Wills and Claims by Spouses and Children [§13.29]
       • C. Right of Spouses and Children to Apply to Vary a Will [§13.32]