UPDATE on COVID-19: EXECUTING A WILL IN A PANDEMIC
May 21, 2020 - Georgia Barnard
We previously commented on this blog that the laws of British Columbia had not been relaxed to allow for remote or “virtual” execution of Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Representation Agreements during the COVID-19 pandemic (see our posts of April 29, 2020 and May 1, 2020).
That has now changed. The Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General has now issued ministerial orders with respect to the remote execution of Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Representation Agreements in British Columbia.
These orders are effective May 19, 2020, until the current Provincial State of Emergency is over. At the…
Categories: COVID-19, Wills and Estates