Security a court may require before appointing an administrator, commonly where there is no will or the trustee lives abroad.
The Canadian position
Security a court may require before appointing an administrator, commonly where there is no will or the trustee lives abroad.
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.
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to a source below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position. Anything under “further reading” is related material, not a source for what is stated here.
- Apply for probate of an estate — Government of Ontario
- Estate Administration Tax — Government of Ontario
- Estates Act, RSO 1990, c E.21 — Government of Ontario
- Administration bond requirement ontario estate trustee — Treadstone Law
- When does estate trustee need a bond ontario — Treadstone Law
- Executor vs administrator vs estate trustee ontario — Treadstone Law
- Estate trustee indemnity insurance vs bond ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law