Law360 Canada ( August 20, 2025, 4:40 PM EDT) -- Appeal by Erich from order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Robert had four children, Kyle, Brian, Renee and Ronald. Brian and Renee predeceased Robert. Ronald was not a party to the appeal. Erich was Brian’s son. Robert and Erich had a strained relationship. Robert’s will left 50 per cent of the residue of his estate to Kyle, and the other 50 per cent in shares to his stepchildren. Along with Kyle, Robert’s stepchildren were the respondents in the matter. Erich filed a notice of civil claim seeking to vary the will, ostensibly on his own behalf and as the personal representative of Brian and Renee. He later filed an amended notice of civil claim (ANOCC) in which he sought various relief relating to the validity of the will. The judge determined that the pleadings failed to disclose a reasonable cause of action and dismissed the ANOCC without leave to amend. She also concluded that Erich had no standing in his own right to bring a wills variation claim and that he had pleaded no facts capable of supporting his claim to have the legal authority to be Brian and Renee’s personal representative. Erich argued that the judge erred in finding that he lacked the requisite standing to bring the wills variation claim and in deciding that no triable issues existed in relation to his application for representation and his challenge to the validity of Robert’s will....