Will for both countries, or just Canada?
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Will for both countries, or just Canada?
Does anyone know if I can complete a will only for Canada, and will it be recognized in other Commonwealth countries?
Or do I need to do a will, per country?
Thanks,
Jak
Or do I need to do a will, per country?
Thanks,
Jak
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Re: Will for both countries, or just Canada?
Yes. If of course you have assets in both countries. And possibly a separate will per Canadian province if you have assets in separate provinces (not certain on this point)
We have assets in both the England and Ontario and were advised to have will for both.
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Re: Will for both countries, or just Canada?
No. The commonwealth is no more than a posh dining club these days!
Yes. If of course you have assets in both countries. And possibly a separate will per Canadian province if you have assets in separate provinces (not certain on this point)
We have assets in both the England and Ontario and were advised to have will for both.
Yes. If of course you have assets in both countries. And possibly a separate will per Canadian province if you have assets in separate provinces (not certain on this point)
We have assets in both the England and Ontario and were advised to have will for both.
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Re: Will for both countries, or just Canada?
https://www.nsslegal.co.uk/news/rese...probate-canada
(plenty of info on a google search)
There was a thread on this subject a while ago - Wills and Probate - UK and Canada
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Re: Will for both countries, or just Canada?
While I understand some people thinking that they are making things easier by having a will for each country in fact they are setting up the potential for legal mess. .... And there is nothing to stop someone taking your, say Canadian "last will and testament" and executing it in the UK, by passing your UK will entirely. And this is a very real risk if you have left things to different family members, as your beneficiary(ies) in Canada could use the Canadian will, especially if it is dated later, to "steal" your bequests in the UK, or other countries.
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Re: Will for both countries, or just Canada?
We just have the one will redone when we arrived in Canada.
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Re: Will for both countries, or just Canada?
Well looking outside the box does it matter how many wills you have as when they are executed it normally means you are dead so do you really give a shit? I wonder if anybody has ever written up a will deliberately to piss off family members on their death. Sort of like having 2 sons one who is an avid hunter and the other hates firearms. I leave my hunting rifles and shotguns to Hugo. I know me bad I still haven't got around to writing one up and I have 2 sons
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Re: Will for both countries, or just Canada?
This is what I have seen in several countries forums, including the US and there are heartfelt advocates for both "one will" and "one for each country". I am firmly in the "one will" camp - your will states (in English) "the is the last will and testament ..." and only one thing can be "last", so by having two (or more) "last" wills is a recipe for a legal mess, especially if they have the customary "everything else goes to " clause, because what is listed in one will, but not the other, would be swept up in the "everything else" clause of the other.
While I understand some people thinking that they are making things easier by having a will for each country in fact they are setting up the potential for legal mess. .... And there is nothing to stop someone taking your, say Canadian "last will and testament" and executing it in the UK, by passing your UK will entirely. And this is a very real risk if you have left things to different family members, as your beneficiary(ies) in Canada could use the Canadian will, especially if it is dated later, to "steal" your bequests in the UK, or other countries.
While I understand some people thinking that they are making things easier by having a will for each country in fact they are setting up the potential for legal mess. .... And there is nothing to stop someone taking your, say Canadian "last will and testament" and executing it in the UK, by passing your UK will entirely. And this is a very real risk if you have left things to different family members, as your beneficiary(ies) in Canada could use the Canadian will, especially if it is dated later, to "steal" your bequests in the UK, or other countries.
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Re: Will for both countries, or just Canada?
Well looking outside the box does it matter how many wills you have as when they are executed it normally means you are dead so do you really give a shit? I wonder if anybody has ever written up a will deliberately to piss off family members on their death. Sort of like having 2 sons one who is an avid hunter and the other hates firearms. I leave my hunting rifles and shotguns to Hugo. I know me bad I still haven't got around to writing one up and I have 2 sons
Likewise in the UK at least there are businesses that specialise in getting money out of an estate for folk who have been intentionally left out of a will/ or for people who have actively tried or get onto a will and not been successful.
Last edited by Stumpylegs; Oct 17th 2020 at 12:52 pm.