tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post7930773700894708920..comments2024-03-28T12:41:21.857-07:00Comments on Estate Law Canada: Can't I just use a codicil instead of a whole new will?Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-74595386639401321982019-02-12T19:15:58.406-08:002019-02-12T19:15:58.406-08:00Notarizing a will has nothing to do with anything ...Notarizing a will has nothing to do with anything unless it is created in Quebec. No, there is no reason in the world to notarize it. Just make sure it is correctly signed, dated, and witnessed.<br /><br />LynneLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-69366233427375608652019-02-09T12:50:05.845-08:002019-02-09T12:50:05.845-08:00I am about to do a codicil to my will (just minor ...I am about to do a codicil to my will (just minor changes - adding a name and deleting a name) that does not affect the main articles in the Will. Does the witnessed codicil have to be notarized to be legal. I live in BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-45903140795684225752018-12-23T21:35:45.290-08:002018-12-23T21:35:45.290-08:00The son doesn't have the option of picking whi...The son doesn't have the option of picking which documents he follows and which he does not. If he refuses to use the codicil along with the will, then yes the co-executor should insist on his right to co-administer the estate. If the son won't do it the easy way then the co-executor will need to do it the hard way, i.e. get the court to rule on it. The son's risk here is that (a) Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-92126437577533672662018-12-22T19:49:58.166-08:002018-12-22T19:49:58.166-08:00My deceased parent will named her son as executor....My deceased parent will named her son as executor. A few years later she made/added a codicil. She added her son in law as a coexecutor. My mother wording adding my son in law to assist her son. The son states he does not need assistance and there fore does not recognize the codicil. Does the added coexecutor need to go to court to rule onthe codicil ertues Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-68667655113719917332017-11-20T09:35:02.507-08:002017-11-20T09:35:02.507-08:00I live in Alberta and my AIP and I would like to p...I live in Alberta and my AIP and I would like to protect our relationship EVEN IF we should separate. This may sound strange but this is what we would like. I know that in the Wills and Succession Act a former partner cannot inherit. Can we write codicils to indicate a contrary intention even if we separate.<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-63469564000794097772016-10-21T09:54:00.238-07:002016-10-21T09:54:00.238-07:00My Mom-in-law would like to add her 4 grandchildre...My Mom-in-law would like to add her 4 grandchildren to her will and provide the sum of $10,000 for each grandchild to be paid prior to the final distirbution of assets to her 2 children. Would a codicil be the way to go in thia instance? Curious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736035150475740276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-5390043358628248472016-10-21T09:53:41.644-07:002016-10-21T09:53:41.644-07:00My Mother in law wishes to add her 4 grandchildren...My Mother in law wishes to add her 4 grandchildren to her will and provide $10,000 for each grandchild. Would a codicil be the way to go in this case?Curious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736035150475740276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-42772437879205866502016-10-21T09:51:37.845-07:002016-10-21T09:51:37.845-07:00My Mom-in-law would like to add her 4 grandchildre...My Mom-in-law would like to add her 4 grandchildren to her will and provide the sum of $10,000 for each grandchild to be paid prior to the final distirbution of assets to her 2 children. Would a codicil be the way to go in thia instance? Curious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736035150475740276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-10973393897572173842016-08-31T11:16:11.873-07:002016-08-31T11:16:11.873-07:00Brad is right, you can just make the change at the...Brad is right, you can just make the change at the bank. You could use a codicil, but it's not the most effective way to achieve your goal.<br /><br />LynneLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-10571488784122276922016-08-30T11:57:49.725-07:002016-08-30T11:57:49.725-07:00Beneficiary on a RRSP is outside the will so no co...Beneficiary on a RRSP is outside the will so no codicil is required just change the beneficiary.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15197864024369466554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-84481860027195859412016-05-21T09:48:35.608-07:002016-05-21T09:48:35.608-07:00So....a codicil is NOT a good idea for changing th...So....a codicil is NOT a good idea for changing the beneficiary on sizeable RRSP accounts, I take it.??<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com