A registered education savings plan, whose treatment on death depends on who subscribed.
In Islamic law
Naming a successor subscriber keeps the plan intact for the children rather than collapsing it into the estate.
In Canadian law
The plan does not automatically end on death; a successor subscriber can be named in the will.
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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:
- Resp successor subscriber designation ontario
- Rrsp no named beneficiary death ontario
- Does poa property end at death ontario
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
- Resp successor subscriber designation ontario — Treadstone Law
- Rrsp no named beneficiary death ontario — Treadstone Law
- Does poa property end at death ontario — Treadstone Law
- Does power of attorney end at death ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law