A corporate trustee that can act as executor.
In Islamic law
An option where naming one relative over another would itself cause conflict among heirs.
In Canadian law
Charges fees but provides continuity and expertise, useful where no family member is suitable.
No significant difference between the four Sunni schools is recorded on this point in the sources reviewed. 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:
- Executor power to carry on business ontario
- Executor incapacity ontario
- Executor dealing with rrsp estate 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 one of the references below. Legislation and dollar thresholds change — verify against the primary source before relying on any figure.
- Administering estates — Government of Ontario
- Locating wills and documents — Law Society of Ontario
- Social media memorialization vs executor access ontario — Treadstone Law
- Can executor resign after starting the job ontario — Treadstone Law
- Contesting trustee compensation ontario — Treadstone Law
- Executors year ontario how long to administer estate — Treadstone Law
- Executor removing court application ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law