Is there any case law in which there is a presumption that a spouse who has two children by prior marriage has a valid will for the purposes of making a will that includes a will containing a will which also contains the children of two separate spouses?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bridger v. Bridger Estate, 2006 BCCA 230 (CanLII):
With respect, I consider this to be carrying Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate too far. In Tataryn v. Tataryn Estate, no question arose of second marriages, children by prior marriages, and parallel wills.
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