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.
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