Authors: Nancy L. Golding KC, Michael Klaray, Helen R. Ward KC

Canvassing legislation, case law, and common practice, this comprehensive paper examines rectification, validation, and interpretation of non-compliant wills; evidence in estate matters, including s 85(2) of the Surrogate Rules, de bene esse evidence, admissibility of hearsay evidence in estate matters, and section 11 of the Alberta Evidence Act; accounting; settlement offers; and costs.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s 2025 Refresher: Wills and Estates in Victoria, BC on April 10-12, 2025.