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What records should my executor keep?

Every receipt, statement and valuation, plus a running account of receipts and disbursements, retained for several years after distribution.

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

Every receipt, statement and valuation, plus a running account of receipts and disbursements, retained for several years after distribution.

The Canadian position

Every receipt, statement and valuation, plus a running account of receipts and disbursements, retained for several years after distribution.

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

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.

Canadian legislation & government
  1. Administering estates — Government of Ontario
Further reading — Treadstone Law
  1. Executor running business during administration ontario — Treadstone Law
  2. Executor duty to keep records — Treadstone Law
  3. Running deceased business during estate administration ontario — Treadstone Law
  4. Estate bank account ontario executor — Treadstone Law
  5. Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law