McLarty Wolf adheres to all provincial health recommendations in operating its office in downtown Vancouver. Our lawyers and paralegals both work in our office and at times remotely to ensure our clients’ needs are satisfied. We continue to attend court hearings, mediations and examinations for discovery. We are also available for client meetings at our office, with appropriate safeguards, or via video conference.
We say Committeeship/They say Conservatorship
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
In May of 2019, a high-profile singer appeared in a court in the United States with both of her parents to speak to a judge about the singer’s 11-year-long ‘conservatorship’. The singer’s father had been her conservator since 2008 follow ing the singer’s public meltdown and had legal control over nearly all the singer’s business
- Published in Mental Incapacity and Estate Litigation
Stages of Dementia and Committeeship in British Columbia
Saturday, 04 January 2020
According to the World Health Organization, Dementia is a syndrome of a chronic or progressive nature in which there is a deterioration in cognitive function (i.e. the ability to process thought) beyond what might be expected from normal aging. It affects memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language, and judgment, but consciousness is not
- Published in Elder Law
Partition of Property
Wednesday, 04 December 2019
Two sisters who decide to move out of their parents’ home and build independent lives of their own. They agree that to have their own home they will need to pool their finances together so that they can afford a modest two-bedroom apartment conveniently located close to where they work. As time goes by, one
- Published in Real Estate and Property Disputes
How to Remove an Executor of an Estate
Monday, 18 November 2019
It is not uncommon for executors to tire of their responsibilities including responding to the demands of beneficiaries and decide to resign from their duties as executors. On the other hand, beneficiaries may tire of the executor’s delays in administering and distributing an estate or more seriously, take the view that the executor is acting
- Published in Trust and Estate Litigation
What is a Breach of Contract and How Do I Take Action?
Monday, 07 October 2019
Whether we realize it or not, contracts are fixtures of our daily lives. Fundamentally, a contract involves (1) an offer; (2) an acceptance; and (3) consideration. The morning dose of caffeine which costs you $3.50 is the consideration you pay in return for the café’s offer of a cup of coffee. We enter into a
- Published in Contract and Commercial Litigation
The Gifting of Property
Thursday, 05 September 2019
Everyone is familiar with the concepts of gifts and gifting. Most people receive gifts and make gifts to others many times during the course of their lives. In addition, many persons make arrangements to gift their remaining assets when they die by leaving property to family members, friends or charities in a will. A gift
- Published in Real Estate and Property Disputes
Who is a Spouse Under WESA?
Wednesday, 03 July 2019
When someone dies without a will, that person is said to have died “intestate” and their estate must be distributed according to the BC Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA). According to Section 20 of WESA, the estate of a spouse who has died without a will and with no surviving descendants must be distributed entirely
- Published in Trust and Estate Litigation
Are Will Variation Claims Worthwhile?
Tuesday, 02 July 2019
While the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA) of British Columbia has provided a framework for seeking a variation of the distribution of an estate that is set down in a will written by a person who has since died, (as well as challenging the validity of a will on the grounds of undue influence
- Published in Trust and Estate Litigation
What to Know About Insurance Valuation Disputes
Saturday, 10 November 2018
When you have a home, you imagine living in it forever. You renovate it so the home suits your present and future lifestyle. In time, you purchase things to increase the enjoyment of your home as well as acquire new things of value that you will later give to your beneficiaries. However, it can take
- Published in Insurance
What If the Seller Misrepresented the Condition of the Property?
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
There are many things that can hamper a home deal. The house may not have the marble countertop you have been looking for or the backyard doesn’t have a fence to offer more privacy. Yet these are minor issues that a motivated homeowner may deal with to get the house as they can always add
- Published in Real Estate and Property Disputes
