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Decks in this class (26)

Intestate Succession
Partial intestate,
Person who leaves no will dies,
What are laws of intestate modell...
40  cards
Administration of the Estate
2 courts in wills law,
Probate court,
Court of construction
44  cards
Will Substitutes
Why do people use will substitutes,
Inter vivos gifts,
Giftos mortis causa
35  cards
Mutual Wills
Mutual will,
Mirror wills,
How can this contract agreement b...
13  cards
Intro to the Will
Does property have to exist befor...,
Limits on what wills can do,
Wills are
9  cards
Testamentary Capacity
Age requirement to make a will in nb,
What are the exceptions to the ag...,
Why is marriage an exception to age
40  cards
Undue Influence + Fraud
Examples of influence that is not...,
What constitutes undue influence,
Range of actions for undue influence
11  cards
Mistake
Probate court is inquisitorial,
Court of construction,
What court deals with mistake
11  cards
Formal Validity of Wills
What does complying with formalit...,
Privileged wills,
Attested wills
41  cards
Revocation
Revocation can happen,
Operation of law revocation,
What happens if revoked at marria...
57  cards
Revival of Wills
How do you revive old will,
What happens if you revoke will a...,
Can get around last thing revoked...
7  cards
Alterations
Who has onus in proving alterations,
Obliteration alterations,
Douglas estate
9  cards
Conditional Revocation
Conditional revocation,
Simple example,
Giles v warren
10  cards
Court of Construction/ Interpretation of Will
Balaze estate,
General principles and rules of c...,
Presumption of going along with t...
13  cards
Rules of Evidence in Court of Construction
Traditionally,
What if no clear match between wh...,
What is the result of this strict...
16  cards
Court of Construction at Work
What does the court of constructi...,
Perrin v morgan,
Price case
8  cards
Drafting Errors
Omissions,
Re craig,
Central and nova scotia trust co ...
4  cards
Probate: Missing bodies, lost wills, guardianship
Lost bodies,
Lost bodies and insurance claims,
Date of death for lost body
23  cards
Limits on Inheritance: Capacity of Beneficiaries
Capacity of beneficiary,
Illegitimacy,
Adoption
50  cards
Limits on Inheritance: Vesting Contingent Interests
Vesting contingent interests,
To vest means,
2 types of vesting
12  cards
Limits on Inheritance: Void conditions
Malum prohibitum,
Malum in se,
What happens if you can find malu...
18  cards
Abatement and Ademption
Abatement,
Ademption,
Courts will do anything they can
47  cards
Lapse
What does lapse refer to at commo...,
Every province has lapse provisio...,
S22 nb wills act
27  cards
Survivorship
Survivorship,
Pronouncing someone simultaneousl...,
Different provinces
8  cards
Family Law and Wills
What does family law and wills de...,
Marital property statutes deal with,
Dependant relief claims
26  cards
Class Gifts
Why do them,
Member of a class pre deceasing,
What about anti lapse and class g...
46  cards

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