tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post396641460123614583..comments2024-03-28T12:41:21.857-07:00Comments on Estate Law Canada: Does my sibling still inherit even though I paid all the bills?Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-82432088084518764642020-01-02T17:06:47.246-08:002020-01-02T17:06:47.246-08:00I would be surprised if a lawyer contacted you abo...I would be surprised if a lawyer contacted you about a formal reading of the will. Though I personally think a reading of the will with the full family present is a great idea, it is rarely done. If the executor named in the will decides to hold one, there could be a reading of the will, but there is no legal obligation to hold one.<br /><br />If you are beneficiaries named in the will, you have Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-45945755010281002402019-12-30T22:12:31.022-08:002019-12-30T22:12:31.022-08:00Dear Lynne,
My father passed away on Nov.16th.,201...Dear Lynne,<br />My father passed away on Nov.16th.,2019 @ 10:30AM in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Dad was interred in the Richmond Hill Cemetery, Richmond Hill, Ontario on November 30th.,2019. As of today December 31st.,2019 our eldest sister who was in attendance at the signing of the Will back in 2011 has not divulged any information of the Will or the Lawyer who our Dad used to prepare the Will. <Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831476418685472378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-78638542280194473362014-09-21T16:52:51.882-07:002014-09-21T16:52:51.882-07:00If their will refers to you by name as one of thei...If their will refers to you by name as one of their children, then you will be entitled to the share they leave you. However, if the will simply says "my children" without naming names, you are not automatically entitled. The fact that your bio mother is estranged from her parents won't cause her to be left out. While the will is, as you say, probably sadly out of date, it will Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-88128431721916499712014-09-21T09:25:24.658-07:002014-09-21T09:25:24.658-07:00I was raised from birth by my maternal grandparent...I was raised from birth by my maternal grandparents. I was never actually 'adopted' as I guess that just wasn't done in those days (nearly 40 years ago). They have two children, my biological mother, and my uncle (we refer to each other as brother and sister though). My biological mother made some terrible false accusations a few years ago and has been estranged from my parents, myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com