A will is not a one-time task. Life changes, and the law changes, and a will that no longer fits your life can cause the very harm it was meant to prevent.
Ontario has updated some important rules in recent years. Marriage no longer revokes an existing will, so an older will is not automatically cancelled when you remarry. And a separation, once certain conditions are met, can now affect gifts to a former spouse much as a divorce does. These changes make reviewing an existing will more important, not less.
A marriage or new relationship, a separation or divorce, a birth, a death of a beneficiary or executor, a significant change in assets, a move to or from Ontario, or acquiring property in another country, each is a reason to review your will and powers of attorney.
Reviewing a will after a major life event is quick and inexpensive compared to the cost of an outdated one. It is one of the simplest protections a person can give their family.
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Book a Consultation遗嘱不是“一次性”的任务。生活会变，法律也会变，一份不再契合你生活的遗嘱，可能造成它本想防止的那种伤害。
安省近年更新了一些重要规则。“结婚”不再撤销已有遗嘱，因此你再婚时，旧遗嘱不会自动作废；而“分居”在满足特定条件后，如今可以像离婚一样，影响遗嘱中给予前配偶的馈赠。这些变化，让“复核已有遗嘱”变得更重要，而非更不重要。
结婚或开始新的关系、分居或离婚、新生儿、受益人或执行人去世、资产的重大变化、迁入或迁出安省、或在另一个国家取得财产，每一样都是复核你遗嘱与授权书的理由。
在重大人生事件之后复核遗嘱，与“一份过时遗嘱”的代价相比，又快又便宜。这是一个人能给家人的最简单的保护之一。