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Monthly Archives: November 2019
1 ResultsMinimum Evidentiary Threshold for Will Challenges
by: Christina Papadopoulos, November 19, 2019
What is the minimum level of evidence to be met before a court allows a will challenge to proceed? The recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision in Naismith v. Clarke, 2019 ONSC 5280 (“Naismith”) sets out a useful overview for the circumstances under which a court may allow a will challenge to move forward….read more