Mutual Wills – Be Clear and Beware!
By Lisa Gelman on May 27, 2016 in Gelman Blog Posts, Wills
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently looked at the concept of mutual wills in a case where a wife changed her will after her husband’s death to exclude her stepchildren from the inheritance. The Facts Alf and Ruth Roussel began cohabitating in 1985 and married in 1997. Each had two children from previous relationships. …
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