What is involved in obtaining a grant of Probate?
Applications for Probate in British Columbia are made by filing a requisition and evidence in support of the application including a certificate of a Wills notice search, an affidavit of the executor attaching the original Will and codicils to the Will and any memoranda referred to in the Will together with a detailed statement of the deceased’s assets and liabilities (both inside and outside the province of B.C) and the plan for distribution contained in the Will. Also required is an affidavit advising the Court of the persons who inherit under the Will, those who would have inherited had there not been a Will (including separated spouses) and those entitled to claim against the Will under the Wills Variation Act and an affidavit confirming that each of these parties has been served with notice of the Probate application. In some cases, other affidavits may be required such as proof of execution on behalf of a blind person or someone who was unable sign his or her own name. In additio
