If a person dies with a will which gives a benefit to a spouse, but either party had terminated the relationship prior to the will-maker’s death, the benefit is cancelled.
==Parental support==
The old ''[http://canlii.ca/t/52069 Family Relations Act]'' used to allow parents to sue their adult children for support. That part of the ''Family Relations Act'' was repealed on 24 November 2011 and is not carried forward in the new ''[[Family Law Act]]'', and as result claims for parental support may no longer be brought in British Columbia.
==The conflict of laws==