Possibly, but more likely, if you win you’ll only be able to recover a portion of your legal fees and expenses.
Possibly, but more likely, if you win you’ll only be able to recover a portion of your legal fees and expenses.
If you’re not a spouse or child of the deceased you can’t challenge the will to have it varied, but you can defend the will. But, for example, you can challenge the will if you believe undue influence was applied on the will maker. You could also potentially challenge the estate if transfers were made
An action can be brought for “undue influence” to challenge the will and possibly find the will is invalid. The estate may then be distributed according to a previous will, or that will can be challenged, or it can be distributed as if there is no will at all.
In some circumstances transfers of property and assets by a parent can be challenged. The reasons the parent had for making these transfers is one important factor.
Every case depends on its own facts, but children who receive little or nothing in these circumstances will usually succeed in having the will varied.
Every case depends on its own facts but being alienated from a parent does not automatically mean a child will receive little or nothing. In some circumstances, an alienated child may receive more than other children.
This is a fairly common situation when a will is challenged. In this case, you’re to perform your duties as an executor and remain neutral but you can defend or even challenge the will as a beneficiary.
6 months after probate of the will.
Any beneficiary or potential beneficiary who has been left out of the will may challenge the will if it was done under suspicious circumstances. If the will itself is valid it can still be challenged but only by a surviving spouse and children of the deceased.
The executor must remain neutral and hold the estate property in trust until all parties come to an agreement or a judge orders the property to be divided.
In my 31 years of experience, people usually under estimate the value of their claims. More importantly, in my experience it’s always been of benefit to the client to be professionally advised.
The answer to this is complicated. If you’re insured by ICBC you have two claims to be made. The first is under your own contract of insurance with ICBC. Under this coverage, ICBC is a “secondary insurer”, which means you first have to use other insurance coverage, if you have it, as the primary insurer.
No. The vast majority of claims are settled. Even when a court action is started, the vast majority of those actions are settled.
Hiring a professional does not drag out your claim. But a personal injury lawyer will want to know the full nature and extent of your injuries in order to make a fair settlement for you.
ICBC typically tires to settle early, but the best time to settle is after you’ve made a full recovery and you’re back to your pre-injury lifestyle. Unfortunately, too many people are left with permanent effects. For those people, the best time to settle is when the full extent of the injuries and their effects onthat
Personal injury lawyers provide valuable services, which include working hard in your interest to maximize your settlement. Maximizing your settlement means getting more money in your pocket after deducting for legal fees and expenses.
Every person is an individual and even the same juries will affect different people differently. Each claim in law is treated that way.
It’s not required. You can settle without professional advice, but how will you know you got a fair settlement, keeping in mind the adjuster works for, and is paid by, ICBC.
The ICBC adjuster works for ICBC. ICBC’s interest is to settle for the lowest amount possible.
You have two years from the date of the accident to either settle your claim or to start a court action, unless you are an infant.