While our office remains open during the escalating global
coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in Alberta, we have taken steps to
minimize the potential impact of the virus in accordance with our
firm's business continuity plan and the recommendations of the
provincial health authorities. We have accordingly limited
non-essential in-person client meetings and have moved them
online.
Will signings are one type of meeting that cannot be handled
entirely digitally, as in Alberta, subject to some narrow
exceptions, a valid will must have an original signature. In
case this health scare has you thinking about your estate plan
while you are in self-isolation, the recent case of Dalla Lana
Estate (Re), 2020 ABQB 135 illustrates one way that you can
make your testamentary intentions known and recognized in
Alberta.
