Blended Families in Comparative Succession Law
Chaque 茅t茅, le Centre Paul-Andr茅 Cr茅peau de droit priv茅 et compar茅 organise une s茅rie de s茅minaires afin de promouvoir les travaux de recherche des 茅tudiantes et des 茅tudiants de McGill et d鈥檃illeurs. Pour cette pr茅sentation, nous accueillons聽Laura C谩rdenas (Universit茅 McGill).
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(En anglais seulement) Intestate regimes determine the way an individual鈥檚 property is divided upon their death if they do not have a valid will, planning for the distribution of this property to their family in accordance with the rules set out by the regime. In many jurisdictions, intestate succession regimes are still struggling to find ways to accommodate the relationships that arise out of blended families, a reality that is increasingly present. This presentation examines some of the different ways blended families are affected by intestate succession regimes in the Canadian common law and Quebec civil law. Comparisons will be drawn with foreign jurisdictions such as England, Scotland, and France to examine how reforms to intestate succession regimes in these countries have affected blended families.
Biographie
(En anglais seulement) Laura C谩rdenas is in her final year in the BCL/LLB program at McGill. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the McGill Law Journal, vol.聽62 and has worked as a research assistant for many professors in the areas of property law and liberalit茅s. Laura holds a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Film Studies from Concordia University and a Masters in Asia Pacific Policy Studies from the University of British Columbia. She is interested in the areas of comparative private law, estates and trusts, and property law.
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