Difference between revisions of "The Legislation on Family Law"

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===Wills and estates===
===Wills and estates===


Marriage, divorce and living in an unmarried relationship for at least two years can affect how property is distributed through a will and how property is distributed when someone dies without a will, called dying intestate. Two pieces of provincial legislation are important here, the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84fx Wills Act]'' and the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/840g Estate Administration Act]''. The ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84fx Wills Act]'' says that:
Marriage, divorce, and living in an unmarried relationship for at least two years can affect how property is distributed through a will and how property is distributed when someone dies without a will, called dying ''intestate''. Two pieces of provincial legislation are important here, the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84fx Wills Act]'' and the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/840g Estate Administration Act]''. The ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84fx Wills Act]'' says that:


<blockquote><tt>15 A will is revoked by the marriage of the testator, unless</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><tt>15 A will is revoked by the marriage of the testator, unless</tt></blockquote>
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