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SUMMARY:Unusual Will Challenges: What You Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:*This program features real-time video of the presenter with synchronized presentation slides\, and a chat feature that allows for live Q & A. SK attendees please verify whether you align with Central (MB) or Mountain (AB) time based on season and location. \n\n\nTechnical Information:\nLive webinars allow you to view faculty\, see their presentation slides\, and ask questions by chat. You will need a current web browser (Chrome (Chrome works best)\, Safari\, Firefox)\, a wired (better than wireless) connection to the Internet of at least 2 Mbps. You can test your internet speed/bandwidth here. If you miss the live program\, you can access the archive\, at your convenience\, for 60 days. \n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend\nThis program is ideal for estate planners and litigators who want to deepen their understanding of novel will challenges\, so they can advise clients with confidence. \n\n\nAbout the Program\nThink you know all the ways a will can be contested? Think again! In this lively\, highly practical webinar\, experienced trusts and estates practitioner Lynne Butler dives into the unusual and creative ways that wills have and are being challenged in Canada. From drafting mistakes and forgotten promises to family secrets and quirky legal loopholes\, Lynne will explain how these challenges arise\, when they may succeed\, and how to guard and defend against them in your own files. By the end of this seminar\, you will be better able to: \n\nEvaluate when a testator’s misunderstanding or mistaken belief may invalidate a will.\nUnderstand the limits of testamentary freedom and how public policy may intersect with discriminatory or questionable bequests.\nIdentify how factual “unknowns” like secret relationships\, hidden heirs\, or adoptions can give rise to post-death challenges.\nEvaluate when equitable remedies may operate alongside or instead of validity challenges.\nUnderstand the rare but not entirely theoretical pre-death will challenge and the hurdles involved.\nDevelop strategies to mitigate risk when drafting or defending wills exposed to unusual challenges.\n\nJoin us and learn from atypical cases how to more fully protect your client’s intentions. Don’t miss this fun\, practical roadmap for identifying and assessing unusual challenges and mitigating drafting and litigation risk. Registration is limited! \n\n\nMeet Your Presenter\nLynne Butler is a lawyer\, mediator\, and writer. She graduated from UBC Law School and was called to the Bar in Alberta in 1986. After more than 20 years\, thousands of wills drawn and hundreds of estates probated\, Lynne joined the estates department of a leading trust company for a further seven years. She now practises law in her home province of Newfoundland and Labrador\, working exclusively in wills\, estates\, probate\, elder law\, and trusts. Lynne has been interviewed by Global TV\, BNN\, CBC Radio\, the Wall Street Journal\, the Globe & Mail\, the Vancouver Province\, the Edmonton Journal\, the Toronto Star and the Montreal Gazette\, among other media. She is the former co-host of The Law Show and is the author of ten books about estate planning. She was the reviewer for Newfoundland and Labrador for LexisNexis Drafting Wills in Canada: A Lawyer’s Practical Guide\, 3rd Edition. She has chaired the Wills and Estates Section of the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar Admissions Course since 2019.
URL:https://lsnl.ca/event/unusual-will-challenges-what-you-need-to-know/
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CATEGORIES:Continuing Professional Development
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