Thank you to the readers of this column for their patient suffering through five columns in a row about how to obtain an estate grant.

I’ll conclude that topic with a brief kudos to the folks at the Kelowna Court Registry. They issued estate grants on three of my last four applications in 3 ½ weeks which is an incredibly fast turnaround.

Next up is a follow through to a commitment I made months ago, at the end of a four-column series about disinherited children contesting a will.

Thank you to Wayne in Victoria, who reminded me of this commitment at the end of my column published Aug. 11, 2024.

“There are ways to completely sidestep a child’s ability to challenge the way you choose to pass on your wealth, even if everything points to a strong moral duty to that child. I feel it’s time to leave the unpleasant topic of disinheriting children for a while though, and will cover those ways at some point in the future,” I wrote back in August.

I invite you to read the four-column series if you’re interested in this subject. If you have any difficulty accessing the columns, let me know and I’ll help you.

Put simply, the way to sidestep your disinherited child’s right is to structure your assets so you won’t have an estate.

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