742 - Intestacy and Modern Families: Lessons from Estate of Sydney Monteith

In this episode of Hull on Estates, Doreen So and Yalda Mostafaie discuss Estate of Sydney Monteith, 2023 ONSC 7246, in which the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered whether a fostered but non‑adopted child could inherit on an intestacy. The episode examines the interaction between the Succession Law Reform Act and the Children's Law Reform Act, and the Court's strict statutory approach to defining "child" and "sibling" for intestate succession purposes.