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Ali Estate, Re

• 2011 BCSC 537
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• 2014 BCSC 340
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The above case is referenced within:

1. British Columbia Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation (Current to: February 15 2023)
   • Chapter 12. Multi-jurisdictional Wills
     • V. Multiple Wills in Multi-jurisdictional Estate Planning [§12.35]
       • C. Drafting Multiple Wills [§12.49]
2. British Columbia Probate and Estate Administration Practice Manual (Current to: January 15 2023)
   • Chapter 19. Conflict of Laws in Estate Administration
     • IV. Succession: Choice of Laws [§19.15]
       • B. Testate Succession: Choice of Laws [§19.17]
         • 5. Interpretation or Construction of Wills [§19.26]
3. Estate Disputes in British Columbia: A Litigator’s Guide (Current to: January 15 2024)
   • Chapter 6. Proceeding with Estate Litigation
     • I. Introduction to Litigating Estate Disputes: When Early Resolution Is Not Possible [§6.1]
       • C. Jurisdiction in Estate Litigation [§6.12]
         • 2. Court of Construction versus Court of Probate [§6.14]
     • IV. Evidence in Estate Litigation Proceedings [§6.42]
       • A. Admissibility of Evidence in Estate Litigation Proceedings [§6.43]
         • 1. Statements Made by the Deceased [§6.44]
   • Chapter 8. Rectification, Interpretation, and Construction of Wills Disputes
     • II. Court of Probate versus Court of Construction [§8.2]
     • IV. Rectification of Wills [§8.4]
       • C. Procedural Framework for Rectification Applications [§8.7]
         • 5. Materials in Support of a Rectification Application [§8.14]
       • D. Legal Issues in a Rectification Application [§8.15]
         • 1. Determining the Will-maker’s Intentions [§8.16]
     • V. Interpretation and Construction of Wills [§8.20]
       • C. Approaches to the Interpretation and Construction of Wills [§8.29]
         • 2. Restricted Armchair versus Expansive Armchair [§8.31]
         • 3. Extrinsic Evidence of Testamentary Intention [§8.32]
           • a. Indirect Extrinsic Evidence [§8.33]
           • b. Direct Extrinsic Evidence [§8.34]