What happens if you don’t have a Will? After reading this, I hope you will realize that a Will is not optional! I am a Wills lawyer who travels to your home or other convenient place to assist you in getting Wills and Powers of Attorney. When a person dies without a valid will, which is called “intestate”, Ontario’s Succession Law Reform Act sets out how the estate is distributed. Unless someone who is financially
What is a Will and why do you need one? A Will is a written document that sets out your wishes for the distribution of your assets after your death. In Ontario the Succession Law Reform Act is the legislation that covers the formalities of a Will, among other things. Here are some further explanations. 1.Written document – in most cases a Will is typewritten in a standard format with required elements. To be valid