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Does BC's government registry replace a private one?

For BC wills it largely does. Elsewhere there is no government equivalent, which is why private registries exist.

This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.

For BC wills it largely does. Elsewhere there is no government equivalent, which is why private registries exist.

The Canadian position

For BC wills it largely does. Elsewhere there is no government equivalent, which is why private registries exist.

Provincial law governs administration, so confirm the position where the estate will actually be administered.

The Islamic position

The fixed shares apply to the net estate after funeral expenses, debts and any bequest capped at one third.

Where a Canadian mechanism has no classical counterpart, treat it as a contemporary question for a qualified scholar.

Note

This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.

Citations & sources

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Canadian legislation & government
  1. Wills Registry — Province of British Columbia
Further reading — Treadstone Law
  1. Conflicting wills which one governs ontario — Treadstone Law
  2. Matrimonial home one spouse never lived there — Treadstone Law
  3. Multiple wills ontario private company shares probate avoidance — Treadstone Law
  4. Private company shares valuation estate administration tax ontario — Treadstone Law
  5. Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law