Security a court may require before appointing an estate trustee.
In Islamic law
No equivalent, though the underlying concern — protecting heirs from an untrustworthy administrator — is shared.
In Canadian law
Often required where there is no will, or where the trustee lives outside the province. It can usually be dispensed with by court order or by consent of the beneficiaries, and a well-drafted will commonly waives it.
We have not yet researched whether the four Sunni schools differ on this term, so we are not going to tell you either way. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.
Canadian legal detail
Treadstone Law, an Ontario firm with a wills and estates practice, covers the Canadian side of this in more depth:
- Administration bond requirement ontario estate trustee
- When does estate trustee need a bond ontario
- What is a consent order ontario litigation
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
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- Administration bond requirement ontario estate trustee — Treadstone Law
- When does estate trustee need a bond ontario — Treadstone Law
- What is a consent order ontario litigation — Treadstone Law
- Estate trustee selling property out of province beneficiaries ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law