One of the heirs (or beneficiaries) is a mentally incapable adult. Does the Public Guardian and Trustee get involved?
Section 112 of the Estate Administration Act requires the executor or administrator to notify the Public Guardian and Trustee when a mentally disabled person is or may be a beneficiary under a Will; entitled on an intestacy or partial intestacy, or have a Wills Variation Act claim. Section 112 Notices are reviewed to ensure that the person’s rights are protected. The notice will normally consist of copies of the documents to be submitted to the Court, and must be accompanied by the fee in the Public Guardian and Trustee Fees Regulation. Information is available from Public Guardian and Trustee Services to Adults. For information about a specific incapable adult’s interest in a specific estate, contact our Services to Adults directly. My widowed mother recently died in BC. My siblings and I all live in other provinces and countries so our cousin in Vancouver offered to administer mom’s estate. When he applied for Letters of Administration he was informed he’d need the written agreement
