The Wills and Succession Act introduced major changes to the law in Alberta relating to the courts’ authority to validate wills or gifts that would have failed under the former legislation, and to rectify errors. This paper examines the new legislation and some of the court decisions that have considered it, along with decisions from other provinces with similar legislation.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s 48th Annual Refresher: Wills & Estates in 2015.