Have the will reviewed. Administration follows the province you die in, and BC in particular has a much wider basis for challenging a will.
The Canadian position
Have the will reviewed. Administration follows the province you die in, and BC in particular has a much wider basis for challenging a will.
Provincial law governs validity, administration and the grounds on which a will can be challenged — so the answer can change if you move.
The Islamic position
Have the faraid shares recalculated whenever the family configuration changes; they are conditional on who survives.
Record the reasoning and the scholar consulted in a memorandum kept with the will.
What to do about it
- Recalculate the shares for the new circumstances.
- Update the will with a lawyer in your province.
- Review every beneficiary designation.
- Confirm where the original is kept.
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.
- Grewal v. Litt, 2019 BCSC 1154 — CanLII
- Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13 — BC Laws
- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII
- Updating will after moving province ontario — Treadstone Law
- Beneficiary designation vs will which controls — Treadstone Law
- Conflicting wills which one governs ontario — Treadstone Law
- Will vs beneficiary designation which controls — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law