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Making a Will in Canada. A complete guide to your options.

How to write a Will and Testament in 20 minutes. How to appoint an executor for probate and a living trust. Estate planning is easy to do and pr

How to write a Will and Testament in 20 minutes.

How to appoint an executor for probate and a living trust.

Estate planning is easy to do and protects your family and beneficiaries or heirs. No wills and estate lawyer needed.

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WHAT IS A LAST WILL

 AND TESTAMENT?

 

Beware of free or cheap legal forms. They will be rejected by the courts and laughed at by lawyers.A last will and testament is a legal document by which you identify those individuals (or charities) you wish to  receive your property and possessions after your death.

These individuals and charities are the beneficiaries under your last will and testament.

A will is a legal document that sets forth your wishes regarding the distribution of your property and the care of any minor children.

If you die without a will, those wishes may not be carried out. Further, your heirs may be forced to spend additional time, money, and emotional energy to settle your affairs after you're gone.

The CanLaw Legal Last Will and Testament legal forms kit includes everything you need to make your own legal and binding .

The Last Will and Testament kit includes easy to follow instructions and your actual, simple to use, will forms and the codicil form to change or update your will. Use them with any popular word processor. The will forms are legal documents which lets you make a will, your way in about 20 minutes.

Contains Everything You Need To

Write a Will

CanLaw's Last Will and Testament kit has everything you need to make a will. change a will or update a will. The will forms have easy to follow instructions which take you step by step through the process.

Valid and Recognized In All Provinces/Territories:

Simple to use and legal across Canada. Regardless of where you live in Canada, CanLaw's Legal Will Kit has been designed to allow you to write your own will without the need to visit a lawyer or get legal advice.

Lawyer and Court Approved:

CanLaw's Last Will and Testament is lawyer approved. Courts and probate court have also approved and admitted these forms when asked to probate a will. CanLaw recommends you also have a durable power of attorney, and a living will as key parts of your estate planning.

Protect Yourself,  Your Loved Ones and Your Estate:

Be sure your estate goes to those you designate. Do not leave it for the government to decide what to do for you.

The Last Will and Testament kit is complete, comprehensive and includes easy to follow instructions and your actual will forms which you just fill in.

 The kit lets you make a will, your way. It also includes all the forms needed to let you easily change or update your will and revoke any previous wills at any time.

The kit includes everything you need to make your own legal and binding Last Will and Testament.

CanLaw's Wills, Last Will and Testament forms have been used by thousands of Canadians from coast to coast over the past 20 years. Trust the CanLaw Legal Last Will and Testament kit.

It is the best legal will available in Canada.

Protect your family and start estate planning today.

Estate planning, Revoking challenging or changing a will You should always have a valid will, durable power of attorney, and a living will as key parts of your estate planning.

Want to Know About?

Want to know about probate court, trusts, wills, a durable power of attorney, making a will?

 Wonder what an executor of a will does?

The answers are in this CanLaw Last Will kit section.

Not sure how to write a will, probate a will? Need to make a living trust or family trust?

 Browse this CanLaw Last Will kit section

CanLaw Legal Last Will and Testament forms are legal, binding and valid for your will, estate planning, living trust in all provinces and territories in Canada.

  • CanLaw Wills are valid and legal in Ontario
  • Wills are valid and legal in PEI
  • Wills are valid and legal in Quebec
  • Wills are valid and legal in British Columbia
  • Wills are valid and legal in Alberta
  • Wills are valid and legal  in Manitoba
  • Wills are valid and legal in Nova Scotia
  • Wills are valid and legal  in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Wills are valid and legal  in Nova Scotia
  • Wills are valid and legal  in Saskatchewan
  • Wills are valid and legal  in Yukon
  • Wills are valid and legal  in Nunavut
  • Wills  are valid and legal in North West Territories

Wills and Estate Lawyer Approved  Probate Court Approved

IT'S EASY TO

WRITE A WILL

CanLaw makes it easy to write your Last Will and Testament

How to write a Will and Testament in 20 minutes. How to appoint an executor for probate and a living trust. Estate planning is easy to do and protects your family and beneficiaries or heirs. No lawyer needed.

Write your own will using this simple kit to protect your family and ensure your wishes are known.

 

To control how your property and assets are distributed, your estate is administered, and your minor children cared for, you need a will. If you do not have a valid will, your provincial government will make these decisions for you.

 

Save the expense of hiring a wills and estates lawyer with these legal forms you complete yourself.

 

Plan your estate, make arrangements for a living will with legal forms kits that provide help every step of the way.

PROTECT YOUR FAMILY

Your CanLaw Certified Last Will and Testament gives you the ability to protect your loved ones and to decide what happens to your estate and children after your death - not the government.

This Last Will and Testament Kit Lets You

Make a Will, Your Way:

Good estate planning starts here. Wills include all the forms to let you easily change or update your will and revoke any previous wills at any time.

The Last Will and Testament kit includes everything you need to make your own legal and binding Last Will and Testament. Write a will in about 20 minutes. It is very easy.

ESTATE PLANNING? How to Write a Will and Appoint your executor to avoid disputes and simplify probate

NO LAWYER or LEGAL ADVICE NEEDED.

Lawyers charge about $400 to have their secretary draft a will for you using automated software. You can do the same with a CanLaw Legal Last Will and Testament kit for about $55.00  Its your money., you decide.

 

There is no legal requirement to use the services of a lawyer, to seek legal advice or have your legal documents notarized in order to create a legal, binding and valid Last Will and Testament, Power of Attorney or Living Will in Canada.

 

You just need independent witnesses to witness your signature and to name an executor who will administer your estate according to your Last Will and Testament wishes.

There is no legal requirement to use the services of a lawyer or have the document notarized in order to create a legal Will, Power of Attorney or Living Will in Canada.

You do need independent witnesses to witness your signature on your will and your durable power of attorney.

HOW TO PROPERLY SIGN

AND WITNESS YOUR WILL.

 

 

In order to make the Will a legal document, you should first print it and read it thoroughly. Make sure that it accurately reflects your wishes and that you understand everything that is contained in the document.

 

Once you are happy that it reflects your wishes, you must sign your Will in the presence of at least two witnesses, and the two witnesses must also sign the Will, in the presence of the "testator" (yourself) and in the presence of each other.

 

You and the witnesses should also initial each page, so that it is not possible to alter any pages after the Will has been signed.

 

A witness cannot be a beneficiary of the Will, they cannot be the spouse of a beneficiary (at the time of signing), they cannot be a minor, and, like the "testator" (you), they must be of sound mind.

 

For the signing procedure, gather the witnesses together in a room. You should make a formal statement that you have gathered them to witness the signing of your Will. They do not have to read the Will or know its contents. They are only required to witness your signature.

 

You should initial each page in turn, in the designated bottom corner of each page, and then sign your name in full on the last page, in full view of the witnesses. Each witness then in turn initials each page, in the designated bottom corner of each page, and signs the last page. Everybody must stay present until all of the signing is complete.

 

There should only be one original of the Will for everyone to sign. Copies can be created by photocopy. It is therefore a good idea to sign the original in coloured blue ink, so that it is easily distinguishable from the photocopies.

 

Do not sign the photocopies, as this will create duplicate originals which can be difficult to administer..

 

 

You Need Two Independent Witnesses to Sign Your Will:

According to the current laws in most provinces, in order to be a legal document your Will must be signed in the presence of at least two independent witnesses.

In most jurisdictions, a witness cannot be a beneficiary of the Will, they cannot be the spouse of a beneficiary (at the time of signing), they cannot be a minor, and, like the "testator" (you), they must be of sound mind.

The two witnesses must also sign your Will, in the presence of the "testator" (yourself) and in the presence of each other. It is a good idea to use a coloured ink so it is clear that the signatures are not photocopies.

You and the witnesses should also initial each page, so that it is not possible to alter any pages after the Will has been signed.

CanLaw Has Sold Thousands of These Last Will & Testament Kits with not one complaint in 20 years because are easy to use and are Exceptional Value.

WHY YOU NEED TO MAKE A WILL.  DO IT NOW

 

  • Be sure you tell someone where your original will is kept. Copies will not do in court.Every adult must have a Will or the government can step in and appoint a stranger as executor to administer your estate and they will charge substantial fees to your estate for doing this.
  • You need a will to designate a Guardian for your minor children
  • You need a will to provide for the orderly distribution of your property to your spouse, children, designated heirs and special gifts (to charities for example) upon your death.
  • You need a will to prevent sibling disputes over who gets what. These are common and also very expensive to resolve.
  • You need a will to designate the Trustee or Executor who will administer your estate and affairs upon your death.
  • Wills are not just for the wealthy, the established older couple or home and business owners.
  • You may be young, but what if you get run over by a street car? What if you have a stroke? Go into a coma? You need a valid up to date will, power of attorney and a living will at all times. CanLaw has a special deal on all these forms. Click here.
  • You probably have much more than you think you do.
  • Making a will is prudent and simply good planning. Not making a will is foolish and irresponsible. Do you really want your estate to be taken by the government?
  • Your will ensures that your loved ones, your children and spouse, are provided for as you wish.
  • Your will creates security for your family.
  • Only a Will ensures that your assets and your estate, will be passed on as you intended to those you intended. By making your own Will now, you make all these important decisions now, before it is too late.
  • Writing your own Will now enables you to nominate your own executor to administer your estate and distribute your assets according to your exact wishes.

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HOW TO CHANGE A WILL.

HOW TO UPDATE A WILL

A codicil form is included so you can change a will or update a will anytime.

Major Changes? If you wish to change a will in a significant manner it is probably better to start over and write a new will.

YOU CAN UPDATE OR CHANGE YOUR WILL AT ANY TIME.

You can update or change your will at any time. The necessary legal forms (codicils) are simple to use and included.

 

When, Why you need to change, update your will:

  • Your marital status changes. Remarriage cancels existing wills.
  • You separate or divorce.
  • When a child is born or adopted
  • You move to another province
  • There is a significant change in your financial status
  • A beneficiary dies
  • You wish to add, change or remove beneficiaries
  • Your Executor or Trustee dies, becomes incapacitated or you wish to change

Does Divorce & Re-Marriage Affect Your Existing Will?

 

DID YOU KNOW? If you remarry, your new marriage completely and entirely revokes your old will. You will effectively have no will. You and your new spouse need to make new wills.

WARNING A DIVORCE PROBABLY DOES NOT CANCEL YOUR WILL. YOUR EX MIGHT HAVE A CLAIM. WRITE A NEW WILL TODAY.

On divorce or remarriage, you need to change a will or update your will  or better yet, replace your old with a new one which reflects your wishes and ensure your survivors do not encounter undue complications.

If you do not make a new will, your old will is construed as if your ex-spouse predeceased you, the testator.

Everything designated to your ex spouse in the old will, now moves to the other specified and listed beneficiaries or to your children and next of kin. It is much better to destroy your old will and make a new one.

CanLaw  sees siblings and heirs squabbling about inheritances every day.

Avoid the problems, just make a new will. Use CanLaw' legal will kits to draft your will and if you wish, have a lawyer review your draft. It is not necessary, but it would be wise.

 

DEATH WITH DIGNITY

A LIVING WILL: Also called an advanced healthcare directive. A living will is where you lay out all the details of your end of life care. If you wind up in a coma or unresponsive in the hospital, a living will can help your family decide how to handle your medical treatment.

Durable power of attorney: Choose an attorney you trust to administer your estate after your death. He or she will be objective (unlike family members) and their entire job is to follow your wishes.

ESTATE PLANNING? How to Write a Will Appoint your executor for probate

How to write a Will and Testament in 20 minutes. How to appoint an executor for probate and a living trust. Estate planning is easy to do and protects your family and beneficiaries or heirs. No wills and estate lawyer needed

CanLaw's Certified Legal Last Will and Testament kit is legal and valid for your will, estate planning , living trust, everywhere and anywhere in Canada, including Wills in Ontario, Wills in PEI, Wills in Quebec, Wills in British Columbia, Wills in Alberta, Wills in Manitoba, Wills in Nova Scotia, Wills in Newfoundland, Wills in Nova Scotia, Wills in Saskatchewan, Wills in Yukon, Wills in Nunavut, Wills in North West Territories, Valid in all provinces and territories in Canada. Lawyer and court approved

 

 

 

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