Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Canada

An estate declares 6 beneficiaries but 1 of the beneficiaries dies. In the future will the estate then get distributed among the remaining 5 beneficiaries?


Asked on 4/03/11, 8:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Donald McLeod Donald R. McLeod Law Corp.

A properly drafted will takes care of this eventuality; if the will does not say what happens, then the will has to be examined by a lawyer in order to determine what is likely. In some cases the British Columbia Estate Administration Act has a scheme that will decide, and in other cases the wording of the will may be sufficient to decide. Without looking at the will it is not possible to say further.

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Answered on 4/04/11, 8:29 am


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