The testator is the individual who creates and signs a will, outlining how they wish their assets to be distributed upon their death. This role is pivotal, as it ensures their final wishes are clearly ...

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BOSTON, MA — Would-be beneficiaries could not sue a testator’s attorney for failing to have the testator’s updated will signed and witnessed before her death, a Superior Court judge has found. In late ...

The case of Barrett v Bem [2011] EWHC 1247 Ch is interesting because of the comments on the nature of probate jurisdiction, and for the guidance it gives on signatures on behalf of a testator. The ...

My mother in 1987 had made a will which was not registered and was in favour of my elder sister, who is not married. My lawyer says that the unregistered will made in 1987 is valid. Please confirm ...

In a recent wills variation case, the BC Court of Appeal has upheld the testator's moral obligation to her estranged son. In Bautista v Gutkowski Estate, 2023 BCSC 1485, Pacita Gutkowski left a will ...