Probate Law FAQS
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Is probate needed? How to probate. Finding the last will. Probate without a will. Bonding and out-of-province executors. Probate tax. Renunciation.
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Executor checklist. Executor duties. The estate information return. Accounts. Income taxes. Clearance certificates. Releases.
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Who gets what. Joint ownership of houses and bank accounts. Designations for RRSPs, RRIFs, TFSAs and insurance. Inheritance when there is no will.
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Seeing the will. Executor Inaction. Executor Misconduct. Executor compensation. Passing accounts. Difficult beneficiaries.