{"id":4864,"date":"2019-05-14T10:54:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T14:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caissealliance.absoludev.ca\/?p=4864"},"modified":"2019-05-14T10:54:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T14:54:38","slug":"two-types-of-wills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caissealliance.com\/en\/personal\/retirement-and-estate\/two-types-of-wills\/","title":{"rendered":"Two types of wills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Ontario, there are 2 types of legally-recognized wills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>holograph will<\/strong>, entirely written by hand and dated and signed by the testator, requires no witnesses but is easily contested;<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>will made in the presence of witnesses<\/strong>\u00a0written by the testator or by an attorney. It is dated and signed by the testator before 2 witnesses of full age.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trustees have to get a court-issued \u201cCertificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee\u201d, which is a document attesting to the authority of the estate trustee.<\/p>\n<p>In order to get the \u201cCertificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee\u201d, statutory charges have to be paid on the value of the estate. Even if everyone is in agreement with the contents of the will, this procedure is generally required before the administration of the estate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content_sidebar content_right_sidebar\" role=\"main\">\n<p><strong>If you own a business<\/strong>, it would be best for your heirs if you prepared a will detailing your succession plan for the business. 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