An account held with another person, often passing by survivorship.
In Islamic law
A joint account with one child can remove a large asset from the shares — or not, depending on what a court finds was intended. Document the intention.
In Canadian law
Whether it passes to the survivor or forms part of the estate depends on the intention when it was opened. Courts may find a resulting trust where a parent added an adult child for convenience.
No significant difference between the four Sunni schools is recorded on this point in the sources reviewed. 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:
- Entitlement to support after very brief marriage no children
- Divorce and the matrimonial home ontario
- Title insurance claim process ontario
This entry is general information, not legal or religious advice. Inheritance turns on the exact family circumstances. Confirm Canadian law with a lawyer in your province, and any religious ruling with a qualified scholar.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to one of the references below. Legislation and dollar thresholds change — verify against the primary source before relying on any figure.
- Canadian Legal Information Institute — CanLII
- What to do when someone has died — Canada Revenue Agency
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Matrimonial home one spouse never lived there — Treadstone Law
- Registering spousal interest matrimonial home not on title ontario — Treadstone Law
- Title insurance what does it cover ontario — Treadstone Law
- Spouse locked me out matrimonial home — Treadstone Law
- Unresolved lien on title closing day ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law