{"id":2427,"date":"2026-11-12T06:21:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/sons-got-more-than-daughters-will-bc\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T06:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:21:39","slug":"sons-got-more-than-daughters-will-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/sons-got-more-than-daughters-will-bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Sons got more than daughters in the will: can daughters challenge it in BC?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sundeep S. Grewal<\/a>, lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation \u00b7 Reviewed November 11, 2026<\/p>\n

Sundeep S. Grewal is a lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation, called to the BC bar in 2018, and a member of the Law Society of British Columbia<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Updated November 11, 2026: the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (ss. 60 to 62) and the court decisions cited below checked that day.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

Yes, daughters can challenge it.<\/strong> In BC, a child of any age can ask the court to vary a will that doesn’t make adequate provision for them (WESA s. 60).<\/p>\n

Tradition isn’t a valid reason.<\/strong> BC courts have said that leaving most of an estate to sons rather than daughters because of custom has no legitimate place under BC law.<\/p>\n

Deadline:<\/strong> 180 days from the date the grant of probate is issued.<\/p>\n

What BC courts have said<\/a> \u00b7 Book a consultation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

The lawyers who handle these estate files<\/p>\n

\"SundeepSundeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a>\"PardeepPardeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
\nAbout our lawyers<\/summary>\n
\n

Sundeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> founded Lawgical Law Corporation and practises probate, estate litigation and immigration. He has represented clients in the Provincial and Supreme Courts of British Columbia, from chambers applications to contested trials.<\/p>\n

Pardeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> is a probate, estates and immigration lawyer known for clear communication and practical strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

It still happens in many BC families: a parent leaves the house, the land or most of the estate to the sons, and a smaller share, or nothing, to the daughters, often because “that’s how it’s done” or because daughters are expected to be looked after by their husband’s family. BC law doesn’t accept that reasoning. Under WESA s. 60, any child of the deceased, including an adult, financially independent daughter, can ask the BC Supreme Court to vary a will that doesn’t make adequate, just and equitable provision for her. The court asks what a judicious parent would have done, judged by today’s standards, and BC judges have said that a tradition of favouring sons over daughters has no legitimate place in that analysis. That doesn’t mean every unequal will is changed, or that the court will always divide the estate equally. But a daughter who was given less because she is a daughter has a real basis to ask. The claim must be started within 180 days of the grant of probate.<\/p>\n

Lawgical Law Corporation<\/a>, a probate and estate litigation law firm with offices in Surrey<\/a>, Abbotsford<\/a> and Vancouver, BC, acts for daughters and sons in wills variation claims, in English, Punjabi and Hindi; this guide is by Sundeep S. Grewal.<\/p>\n

Who can bring the claim<\/h2>\n