A continuing pension payment to a surviving spouse.
In Islamic law
A spousal entitlement that operates outside the will. Whether it also sits outside the shares is not settled among contemporary scholars.
In Canadian law
Governed by the plan's terms and by pension legislation, which often gives a spouse priority that cannot be waived except formally.
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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:
- Pension survivor benefit vs beneficiary designation ontario
- Minimum entitlements cannot be waived ontario esa
- Spousal trust ontario will surviving spouse
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
- Pension survivor benefit vs beneficiary designation ontario — Treadstone Law
- Minimum entitlements cannot be waived ontario esa — Treadstone Law
- Spousal trust ontario will surviving spouse — Treadstone Law
- Spousal trust surviving spouse remarries ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law