How long do I have to challenge a will?

The Canadian position

Provincial limitation periods apply and are often short — in some provinces six months from the grant. Take advice immediately.

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.