Separated but not yet divorced legal spouses should beware of the potential legal effect of a pre existing will which leaves the spouse’s estate to his now estranged wife.
In the recent case of Macarchuk v. Macarchuk the spouses were separated but not divorced. Prior to separation, the husband had made a will naming his…
In Ontario, where a person dies without a valid will, they are said to have died “intestate.” When a person dies intestate, the Ontario Succession Law Reform Act stipulates that the deceased’s spouse is entitled to a “preferential share” of his or her estate. Presently the preferential share is $200,000.00. As such, if the deceased’s…
