Is there a just and equitable award for a testatrix who failed to provide adequate provision for her son?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Penty v. Mott, 1984 CanLII 668 (BC SC):
Having found the testatrix made no adequate provision for her son, there must now be an award that is just and equitable: see Walker v. McDermott, 1930 CanLII 1 (SCC), [1931] 1 D.L.R. 662, [1931] S.C.R. 94.
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