Market Update (August 2021)

Body: Wills and Estates:

• What happens when you pass away without a will in Ontario?

• Why is it important to have a will?

• Rights of spouses and dependants

• Appointments of guardians for minor children

• Executor

• Probating a Will

• Should you prepare your own will?

• When does a Will take effect? can it be changed?

• How does marriage or divorce affect your will?

• What is a Living Will?

• Are there any other ways of transferring ownership of property after death (joint tenancy)

• Can you contest a Will?