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In Canada a box can be accessed by the estate. My official will is in an SDB, and there's a copy at home saying where the will is located. The principal items
by BXLE_1-1-BitIs1 3y ago
In Canada a box can be accessed by the estate. My official will is in an SDB, and there's a copy at home saying where the will is located.
The principal items are my citizenship documentation and copies of keys.
- mindslight 3y agoIf Canadian estate law is anything like the US, that's a broken setup! Someone will need to file that original will to open a probate, before which there will be nobody with the legal authority to represent the estate and open the box.
- neilv 3y agoThis discussion thread made me realize I was just assuming how it would work, without confirming, nor even thinking it through.
- mindslight 3y agoFrom what I understand it's a common mistake. I'm sure there is a straightforward way of resolving the circular dependency, but the last thing an executor needs is another annoying hoop to jump through.