When a farming estate is tied up in a will dispute, even routine decisions—like planting crops—can turn into major legal issues. Estate of Sept, 2024 ABKB shows how Alberta courts expect personal representatives to manage high-value farmland during administration and why prudence often wins over profit.
Personal representatives in the case Guglick Estate (re) commenced an application to transfer lands of the estate to themselves personally.
Alberta’s Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act lists a range of factors in sections 26, 28, and 40 for judges to consider regarding who should be an adult’s guardian.
NH died in December 2017, making her son, RH, her estate’s Personal Representative and its primary beneficiary. The deceased’s nieces, SK and DS, had been her Trustees for the previous three or four years.
A party may name a person or an institution as their executor in their will. After the party has passed away, role of the executor is to fulfil the terms of the testator.
