Does the presumption of resulting trust apply to a joint account?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Dayton v. Dayton Estate, 2015 BCSC 1304 (CanLII):
In respect of the joint account (Account 10400-149737-150), the defendant argues that the presumption of a resulting trust should apply and has not been rebutted. The defendant cites Pecore v. Pecore, 2007 SCC 17 as the most recent authoritative case on applying the presumption of resulting trust to joint accounts.
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