In the recent decision of Marley v. Salga, 2019 ONSC 3527, the
Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether a will-maker
and his second wife had severed joint tenancy to a property that
they owned together by operation of the will-maker's will.
Leslie Salga and his first wife had three children together:
Suzanne, Michelle, and Andrew.
Leslie and his first wife later divorced. In 1999, Leslie
married Karen Marley. On July 23, 2004, Leslie and Karen bought a
property together on Loretta Drive (the "Loretta Drive
Property") and held title as joint tenants. No change was made
to the title during Leslie's lifetime. Leslie and Karen lived
together as spouses until Leslie died on August 28, 2015.
