tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post5246717834749686162..comments2024-03-28T12:41:21.857-07:00Comments on Estate Law Canada: How to find a willLynne Butler, BA LLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-63251110292484407112020-01-15T18:32:59.819-08:002020-01-15T18:32:59.819-08:00Hi Echo,
I expect the link is broken because the p...Hi Echo,<br />I expect the link is broken because the post is 7 years old. <br /><br />I would suggest that your first move should be a search at the probate court. It has been 5 years since your grandmother died, so if that will was going to be sent to the court for probate, it would have been done by now. Not every will goes through probate but those that do become public record.<br /><br />I Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-44152742578627012232020-01-15T11:39:29.722-08:002020-01-15T11:39:29.722-08:00Before I explain my situation, I just want to say ...Before I explain my situation, I just want to say that the link in your post is broken; it returns a 404 error message.<br /><br />My grandma died a five years ago, and she left everything to her four grand children, and her only daughter, who took all of it and used it to renovate her house. She didn't ask, just told, and said I'll get it back after she dies.<br /><br />I've never Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07037152772291207234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-25572418627395509982019-12-21T15:10:31.469-08:002019-12-21T15:10:31.469-08:00I find it appalling how many people will just dest...I find it appalling how many people will just destroy a will that doesn't give them anything! Don't people have any conscience at all? I've actually had people ask me in my role as a lawyer, whether they have to admit to anyone that a deceased person had a will, or can they just tear it up. Blows me away. So you're right, the common-law girlfriend might have destroyed it.<br /><brLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-90730285864591801752019-12-21T04:04:00.247-08:002019-12-21T04:04:00.247-08:00I'm in the same boat. My uncle died. He had a ...I'm in the same boat. My uncle died. He had a will, which I believe was destroyed by the woman he lived with because she wasn't a named beneficiary. No wife. No children. My mother (sister of the deceased) was named executor but has no idea which lawyer drew up the will. There is no copy with the courts. Lived in Toronto.Hockeymum61https://www.blogger.com/profile/17249980208622832231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-65840032212873684692019-12-07T23:14:32.751-08:002019-12-07T23:14:32.751-08:00Hi Rosie,
It's really not clear to me who the ...Hi Rosie,<br />It's really not clear to me who the "we" is that you refer to. Do you mean everyone in the family? Nobody at all has any idea? That seems odd, since you have enough information to know that the will is in the SDB and yet nobody knows who is named.<br /><br />Hopefully whoever was named executor was told of the appointment and will come forward to claim the will. Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-61224496041644408452019-12-07T10:52:20.211-08:002019-12-07T10:52:20.211-08:00How can I get a copy of my great aunt’s will. She...How can I get a copy of my great aunt’s will. She passed away leaving the will in her safety deposit box. We have no idea who’s the executor. What can we do? This is in Ontario Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279768876527021790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-31381962329470789732019-10-18T11:13:09.353-07:002019-10-18T11:13:09.353-07:00Question.
My uncle passed away and now they cant ...Question. <br />My uncle passed away and now they cant find his original will and are unsure of the lawyer that was used to draft it. Is tgere a way to find it online or a place my aunt can go to get it? Lived in Toronto Ont. <br />ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17279260587957888519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-32793048237483554282017-09-02T16:13:43.610-07:002017-09-02T16:13:43.610-07:00Why? What is her reason?
Has she told you that yo...Why? What is her reason?<br /><br />Has she told you that you're not getting anything under the will? If you're not a beneficiary, then you're not entitled to a copy. As unfair as it may seem, just the fact that you're his son does not entitle you to see the will.<br /><br />If she sends the will for probate, you can get a copy from the probate court. Of course, not all wills are Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-67618713533234382272017-09-01T21:53:27.630-07:002017-09-01T21:53:27.630-07:00How can I get a copy of my dad's will. ...How can I get a copy of my dad's will. He died in ontario. My step mother won't let me see it and won't tell me who the lawyer is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-69153445124656460352017-06-02T19:46:40.618-07:002017-06-02T19:46:40.618-07:00Most of the time, a person gets a copy of the will...Most of the time, a person gets a copy of the will from the executor. If the executor won't give you one, it might be because you're a person who is not entitled to one, or it might be for other reasons. Your note doesn't really help me guess the reason.<br /><br />Another option is to do a search at the court. If the will has been admitted for probate, there will be a public record Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-88145773669075356272017-06-01T14:46:48.113-07:002017-06-01T14:46:48.113-07:00How can i get a copy of a will of a de eased perso...How can i get a copy of a will of a de eased person. There is a dispute with tegards to distrbution of money to a mentally disabled man. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-68351758460817137532017-06-01T14:44:18.567-07:002017-06-01T14:44:18.567-07:00How can we get a copy of a will in neefoundlandHow can we get a copy of a will in neefoundlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-68193845625372861402017-02-01T19:15:59.319-08:002017-02-01T19:15:59.319-08:00How long was he married to the "new" wif...How long was he married to the "new" wife?<br /><br />There are certain rights that arise when you get married, and one of them is that you get to inherit some or all of your spouse's estate. <br /><br />You haven't said which province your father lived in, but in most provinces, when a person dies without a will, his or her spouse gets half the estate and the child get the Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-48770705430125504052017-02-01T06:19:03.299-08:002017-02-01T06:19:03.299-08:00I had my enduring POA, but when my dad passsed we ...I had my enduring POA, but when my dad passsed we can not find a will. He married at 70 and now his new wife is claiming 1/2 of his estate which is comprised of all my decease mother and fathers earnings. Please help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-76195850648112660052015-12-09T10:20:16.085-08:002015-12-09T10:20:16.085-08:00Hi Mike,
If your friend Bill used a lawyer for an...Hi Mike,<br /><br />If your friend Bill used a lawyer for anything you know of, such as buying a house or defending him on a charge, call that lawyer to see whether Bill ever asked anyone in that firm to do a will for him. <br /><br />You could also try calling other law firms in Bill's area, or perhaps close to his work, to see whether he is known to them. <br /><br />Make sure you look Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-46237298668258790002015-12-09T01:40:27.342-08:002015-12-09T01:40:27.342-08:00im mike dean smart and im bill downies best buddie...im mike dean smart and im bill downies best buddie and im looking for his will Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336226531184444275noreply@blogger.com