Wills and Power of Attorney Archives - JP Lin Law Professional Corporation https://jplinlaw.com/faq_category/wills-and-power-of-attorney/ Markham Real Estate, Business, Family And Wills Lawyer Fri, 22 Feb 2019 01:21:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 What can you do in your Will? https://jplinlaw.com/faq-items/what-can-you-do-in-your-will/ https://jplinlaw.com/faq-items/what-can-you-do-in-your-will/#respond Fri, 22 Feb 2019 01:21:17 +0000 https://dev.jplinlaw.com/?post_type=avada_faq&p=1429 Appoint an executor – the executor will be the person carrying out your wishes; they may also appoint professional trustees (who can be lawyers or professional trust companies for more onerous work of administering an estate); Has authority to file final tax return on behalf of the deceased; Usually will have authority to pay funeral [...]

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]]> https://jplinlaw.com/faq-items/what-can-you-do-in-your-will/feed/ 0 What happens when you don’t have a Will? https://jplinlaw.com/faq-items/what-happens-when-you-dont-have-a-will/ https://jplinlaw.com/faq-items/what-happens-when-you-dont-have-a-will/#respond Fri, 22 Feb 2019 01:18:56 +0000 https://dev.jplinlaw.com/?post_type=avada_faq&p=1427 Distribution of your estate will be governed by legislation: the Succession Law Reform Act: Spouse gets preferential share in the amount of the first $200,000 in value of the estate; then the residue is divided between the spouse and surviving children, as follows: If only one child, then the residue is divided 50-50 If more [...]

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