A registered disability savings plan for a beneficiary with a disability.
In Islamic law
Allows provision for a disabled heir without displacing the fixed shares — worth discussing with a scholar.
In Canadian law
Interacts with estate planning where a parent is the plan holder, and pairs with a Henson trust.
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:
- Henson trust ontario disability
- Henson trust vs qualified disability trust ontario
- Rdsp vs henson trust ontario which to use
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.
- What to do when someone has died — Canada Revenue Agency
- Henson trust ontario disability — Treadstone Law
- Henson trust vs qualified disability trust ontario — Treadstone Law
- Rdsp vs henson trust ontario which to use — Treadstone Law
- Rdsp beneficiary rules holder dies ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law