Unbelievable. So if you can't leave more money to your sons in death, does that mean you can't give them more money while you're alive?
Nahar and Nihal Litt were farmers from India who came to B.C. and achieved the Canadian dream, building a future for their six children and accumulating a family fortune worth $9 million.
When the couple died in 2016, their will stipulated that their four daughters — Jasbinder Grewal, Mohinder Litt-Grewal, Amarjit Litt, and Inderjit Sidhu — receive $150,000 each, collectively less than seven per cent of the estate, while sons Terry Litt and Kasar Litt receive 93 per cent, or $4.2 million each.
Last week, the will was overturned in B.C. Supreme Court, a case that is notable because of the glaring disparity between the amounts given to the daughters compared to sons, and the overall value of the estate, said Trevor Todd, the plaintiffs’ lawyer.
“All of my sisters and I are happy with the judge’s findings,” said Amar Litt.
She and her sisters challenged the will on the grounds they were discriminated against based on their parents’ traditional Indo-Canadian values that favoured sons over daughters — a belief they argued falls short of the moral standards of Canadian society.
https://calgaryherald.com/news/loca...14nKP-HSY3wxh2kJ1kWkw3vprs#Echobox=1564073941
Nahar and Nihal Litt were farmers from India who came to B.C. and achieved the Canadian dream, building a future for their six children and accumulating a family fortune worth $9 million.
When the couple died in 2016, their will stipulated that their four daughters — Jasbinder Grewal, Mohinder Litt-Grewal, Amarjit Litt, and Inderjit Sidhu — receive $150,000 each, collectively less than seven per cent of the estate, while sons Terry Litt and Kasar Litt receive 93 per cent, or $4.2 million each.
Last week, the will was overturned in B.C. Supreme Court, a case that is notable because of the glaring disparity between the amounts given to the daughters compared to sons, and the overall value of the estate, said Trevor Todd, the plaintiffs’ lawyer.
“All of my sisters and I are happy with the judge’s findings,” said Amar Litt.
She and her sisters challenged the will on the grounds they were discriminated against based on their parents’ traditional Indo-Canadian values that favoured sons over daughters — a belief they argued falls short of the moral standards of Canadian society.
https://calgaryherald.com/news/loca...14nKP-HSY3wxh2kJ1kWkw3vprs#Echobox=1564073941
