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Table
of contents of the Will:
This
complete Will form provides the legal
tools necessary to meet the testamentary
needs of most individuals:
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Donation (disposition at death, devise)
of all your assets to one or several
individuals (this is called a universal
disposition). Includes alternative
heirs clause (predecease, simultaneous
death or within 30 days), or
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Donation of particular goods to specific
individuals:
- Sums of
money to various individuals
- Bank accounts
- Primary
residence
- Secondary
residence (cottage)
- Rental
property
- Shares
in companies
- RRSP, RRIF
and other pension funds
- Various
other assets, accompanied by
- Donation
of your residual assets after disposing
particular assets to specific individuals.
Includes alternative heirs
clause (predecease, simultaneous death
or within 30 days).
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Choose a liquidator (executor or trustee)
to carry out your instructions and
liquidate your estate and a substitute
liquidator if your first choice cannot
complete the task;
- Detailed
duties and powers of your liquidator;
- Choose
whether to remunerate your liquidator;
- Specify
the ages at which underage beneficiaries
receive title to your assets (interest
and capital);
- Choose
a legal guardian (tutor) and substitute
for your underage children in the
event that both parents die;
- Clause
preventing debtors from seizing assets
granted to your heirs under your Will;
- Clause
granting heirs exclusive title to
your assets, thereby preventing the
division of these assets in the event
of divorce;
- Clause
reducing the legal and conventional
benefits of marriage (family patrimony,
matrimonial regime, marriage contract)
not necessarily desired by the testator.
This clause is optional but can be
useful in certain circumstances.
- Clause
revoking prior testaments or codicils;
- Clauses
for funeral and burial arrangements;
- Affidavit
that can be filled in by witnesses
to your Will (filling in is optional);
- Instructions
and recommendations to the testator.
Excerpts
from one of the Will forms
Table
comparing different will options in
Quebec (French only)
PLEASE
NOTE:
This is NOT the "Canadian
Legal Will Kit", much criticised
by the "Chambre des notaires"
and consumer protection groups. Our
Will is a thorough and detailed Will,
the work of Quebec lawyers, notaries
and tax attorneys.
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Four
easy steps to making your valid Will in Quebec:
- After
placing your order, the appropriate file
will be sent
to you by e-mail immediately. The
file can be opened by any word processor
(Word, WordPerfect, etc. on
PC or Mac).
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Fill in the Will form (name, address,
birth date, the dispositions you wish to
make, the name of your liquidator, other
clauses, etc…).
- Save
the file, print two paper copies
and sign them before two witnesses.
We explain WHO can be a witness.
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Retain a copy of the Will for yourself
and give another original copy to a trusted
person. There is no need to register your
Will.
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Jurismedia,
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5 Place Rambercourt, bureau 100
Lorraine, Québec
J6Z 4M7
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Complementary
information about wills in Quebec (what
is a will, the requisite forms, the advantages
and disadvantages inherent in several options...)
(French)
Why
draft a will? Ten good reasons and "disaster
cases" (French)
Table
comparing different testamentary options available
in Quebec (French)
This
Will form was produced by Jurismedia
inc. and Marc
Gelinas, solicitor of Montreal, in collaboration
with several other lawyers and notaries
specialized in this field.
To
give a will legal effect, a notary or tribunal
must grant "probate"
at the time of the testator's death.
If
you have questions or comments, please do
not hesitate to contact:
Jurismedia
inc.
5
Place Rambercourt, Suite 100
Lorraine, Québec
J6Z 4M7
Telephone:
450 621-8283
Toll free: 1 877 683-1815 (outside Montreal
only)
Fax : 450 621-4452
E-mail :
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