Using a primary and a secondary will to reduce probate tax.
In Islamic law
Neutral religiously, provided the combined effect distributes according to the intended shares.
In Canadian law
A planning technique in Ontario: assets not requiring probate — private company shares, personal effects — go in a secondary will that is never submitted, keeping them out of the Estate Administration Tax base. Drafting must be precise or one will can revoke the other.
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:
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- Ontario multiple wills primary secondary probate savings
- Private company shares valuation estate administration tax ontario
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
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- Ontario multiple wills primary secondary probate savings — Treadstone Law
- Private company shares valuation estate administration tax ontario — Treadstone Law
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- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law