Ex lover of murder victim claims $50 million estate. Xuan Yang claims her baby daughter is the biological child of Gang Yuan whose body was dismembered. B.C. Supreme Court has awarded a Beijing woman the right to have a paternity test from her ex-lover’s remains. The woman, Xuan Yang, contends…
The Wills Variation Act means your Will may not, in fact, be the last word. Vancouver siblings found their share of their inheritance reduced after their late father’s second wife challenged will. A recent Wills Variation case has opened the door wider for challenging Wills. The Wills Variation Act allows family…
Family Mediation is an assisted negotiation. It is an alternative to trying to solve a conflict on your own. It is also an alternative to going to court. Mediation is a process for problem solving. Settlement between two people in conflict is the ultimate goal. Family “Mediation is when two…
The B.C Court of Appeal overruled a $483,000 award to a victim of historic sexual abuse last week. The victim, Linda Antrobus, had been awarded the compensation for personal injury from childhood (historic) sexual assault and abuse. the offences took place almost 50 years ago. The Reasons for Judgment were…