The daughter of Louise Avon, this 64-year-old woman killed in her house in the Laurentians by her 49-year-old spouse, wants the latter to be disinherited.
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Indeed, Alexandra Avon has taken legal steps so that the killer does not receive an inheritance, revealed La Presse Thursday morning.
Currently, Mr. Arseneault and Mrs. Avon-Beaudoin are the heirs listed in Louise Avon’s will.
According to her, it would be foolish for the individual to benefit from his own crime.
However, in Canada, “it’s not automatic,” says Me Maryse Lapointe, Alexandra Avon’s lawyer.
“It takes a declaration from the Superior Court in civil matters and proof must be given,” she explains.
The first step was to submit a request for Alexandra to become liquidator of the estate, a request which was granted to her last December.
At first glance, Mr. Arseneault was the liquidator, therefore the only entity that could propose an unworthy person to receive the inheritance.
“That too is not automatic; we had to get a judgment from the court.”
According to the lawyer, this is “the first part of the fight”.
Since the house burned down, the documentation is unrecoverable.
“Then, she will have to fight with the various institutions to obtain information relating to her mother’s estate,” continues Me Lapointe.
“Mr. Arseneault could consent to judgment” in order to renounce the inheritance, which he has not done so far.
The process could take a few more years to conclude.
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Recall that Pascal Arseneault stabbed his wife on March 29, 2022 several times while he was in full psychosis and under the influence of crack.
He then burned down their home.
Arseneault pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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