Court of King's Bench of Alberta
The Court of King's Bench is the Superior Trial Court for the Province, hearing trials in civil and criminal matters and appeals from decisions of the Court of Justice. The Chief Justice and other Justices of the Court are also judges of Surrogate Matters, which has jurisdiction over probate and administration of estate matters.
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This Announcement clarifies how Rule 16(1) of the Surrogate Rules applies to applications made through the Surrogate Digital Service (SDS).
Rule 16(1) provides that if possible, the applicant [for a grant of probate] and the person before whom the applicant’s affidavit is sworn, i.e. a commissioner for oaths, must each mark the will and any codicil in such a way that the will is identified for the purposes of the application.
For applications submitted through the SDS, Rule 16(1) requires the applicant, if possible, to mark and sign the will and any codicil, but as applications submitted through the SDS are certified and not sworn, Rule 16(1) does not require a person before whom the applicant’s affidavit is sworn, i.e. a commissioner for oaths, to mark and sign the will and any codicil.
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