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Wills Estates and Succession Act (WESA) is a provincial statute that governs the law of wills and estates in British Columbia, Canada. The bill was introduced on September 24, 2009 and recieved royal consent on October 29, 2009. WESA amalgamated and in some cases replaced five earlier pieces of legislation. These include: Estate Administration Act RSBC 1996, c. 122, Probate Recognition RSBC 1996, c. 376, Wills Act  RSBC 1996, c. 489, Wills Variation Act RSBC 1996, c. Law and Equity Act RSBC 1996, c. 253, s. 46, 49, 50 & 51 and Survivorship and Presumption of Death Act RSBC 1996, c. 444, Survivorship and Presumption of Death Act  RSBC 1996, c. 444, s. 2. WESA has awarded the courts with curative discretion under S.5; which allows for validatation of testamentary instruments that are deemed previously defective defective.

History

 * Legislative Hansard

Curative Provision

 * Section 58 Remedy