信託：安大略省法院裁定遺產索賠適用兩年訴訟時效

在最近的Thiessen訴Thiessen Estate案（[2026] ONCA 730）中，安大略省上訴法院裁定，根據1990年《受託人法》，配偶對已故妻子不動產50%所有權的索賠應適用兩年訴訟時效。該裁決推翻了下級法院適用1990年《不動產時效法》規定的十年時效的判決。法院認為，除非有明確的法定例外，否則《受託人法》適用於因死者應承擔責任的過錯而引起的遺產索賠，包括涉及不動產的索賠。

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TRUSTS: Ontario court decides that two-year limitation applies to estate property claim

In the recent case of Thiessen v Thiessen Estate, [2026] ONCA 730, the Court of Appeal for Ontario ruled that the two-year limitation period under the Trustee Act 1990 should govern a surviving spouse's claim to a 50 per cent ownership interest in his deceased wife's real property. The ruling overturned a lower court decision that applied the ten-year limitation period legislated by the Real Property Limitations Act 1990. The court held that the Trustee Act applies to estate claims arising from alleged wrongs for which the deceased was liable, including claims involving real property, unless an express statutory exception applies.

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