Law360 Canada ( December 12, 2025, 9:31 AM EST) -- Appeal by Lee Everett Stuart (Lee) from application judge’s decision. Vernon Sanford (Mr. Sanford) passed away. Following his death, two versions of his will were discovered: an unexecuted copy dated 2002, and an executed will, dated May 5, 2006. Both documents provided that the residue of Mr. Sanford’s estate, following the payment of all debts, administrative costs, taxes, and duties, was to be distributed equally between his two children, Nathanial John Sanford (Nathanial) and Jonathan Kent Sanford (Jonathan). Mr. Sanford had three sons: Nathanial, Jonathan, and Lee. He contributed $200,000 to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and named Lee as the beneficiary. Lee received the proceeds from that investment in the amount of $202,112 following Mr. Sanford’s death. Lee filed an application which sought an order interpreting the will to include him as an equal beneficiary of the estate alongside his two stepbrothers, rectification of the will to that effect, or a provision from the estate pursuant to the Provision for Dependants Act (the Act). The application judge dismissed the application. Lee appealed the decision insofar as it related to the interpretation of the will and his claim under the Act....