By Suzana Popovic-Montag ( October 21, 2024, 11:43 AM EDT) -- Earlier this year, New Brunswick made history by becoming the first province in Canada to enact legislation that permits the delegation of the testamentary power to make, amend or revoke a will. The Supported Decision-Making and Representation Act, SNB 2022, c 60, New Brunswick’s new legislative scheme for substitute decision-making, gives the Court of King’s Bench in that province the power to authorize the delegation of the testamentary power for both wills and beneficiary designations....