A will made outside Canada.
In Islamic law
Families often arrive with a will from another country. It should be reviewed against provincial requirements rather than assumed valid.
In Canadian law
May be recognised if it satisfies the formal requirements of the place it was made or of the testator's domicile, but proving it adds cost and delay.
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.
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Citations & sources
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- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII