A 2019 BC decision varying wills that heavily favoured sons over daughters.
In Islamic law
The most directly relevant Canadian case for any family intending faraid shares in British Columbia.
In Canadian law
Four daughters received $150,000 each from a $9 million estate while two sons took the residue. The court varied the wills to give the daughters 60%, holding that cultural or religious preference did not justify the disparity.
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Citations & sources
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- Grewal v. Litt, 2019 BCSC 1154 — CanLII
- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII