The appellants, acting as litigation guardians for a dependent adult with Alzheimer's disease, commenced actions against her deceased husband's estate under the Matrimonial Property Act and the Dependants' Relief Act.
The Court of Appeal removed the family members as litigation and property guardians due to conflicts of interest, appointed the Public Trustee, and prohibited the Public Trustee from pursuing the matrimonial property claim.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, affirming that the Court of Appeal had jurisdiction under the Dependent Adults Act to restrict the Public Trustee's authority and properly exercised it, as the matrimonial property claim was not in the dependent adult's best interests.
