A pre-printed or online template for making a will.
In Islamic law
Islamic distributions involve fractions and conditional shares that generic kits are not built to express.
In Canadian law
Legal if properly completed, but the common failures — bad witnessing, missing residue clause, unclear wording — are exactly what causes litigation.
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:
- Residue clause ontario will explained
- Risks diy online will kit ontario
- Common mistakes making a will 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.
- Succession Law Reform Act, RSO 1990, c S.26 — Government of Ontario
- Locating wills and documents — Law Society of Ontario
- Residue clause ontario will explained — Treadstone Law
- Risks diy online will kit ontario — Treadstone Law
- Common mistakes making a will ontario — Treadstone Law
- What is pre litigation ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law