What circumstances must be considered to be "special circumstances" for the administration of an estate?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from El-Adams Estate (Re), 2022 BCSC 75 (CanLII):

The special circumstances must pertain to the estate itself or the administration of the estate: Raye v. Phillip Estate, 2021 BCSC 387 at para. 28.

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