Last Will and Testament
This automated document quickly and easily creates your Last Will and Testament. It takes into consideration whether you are married, if you have children, if your children are minors, if you want to make specific gifts and if your immediate family all dies at once.

Instructions on creating your Last Will and Testament

  1. Complete the answers on this page. You will only have to answer those questions that are needed based on your prior answers. If you have any questions as to possible answers for a question, simply hold your mouse over the Hint and you will see an explanation of that term or other information.
  2. Click on View Results to see your completed Last Will and Testament.
  3. Print your Last Will and Testament.
  4. Sign your Will. You MUST have two witnesses present and watching while you and the other witness sign your Will. You and the two witnesses should then initial the bottom right hand corner of each page of the Will. The witnesses do NOT need to be lawyers and do not need to read your Will. A witness should be an adult who is not receiving a gift in your Will and is not married to a person receiving a gift in your Will.
  5. Store your Will in a safe place. Let someone you trust know where your Will is stored.
This Last Will and Testament is valid for all Canadian provinces and territories. It has been reviewed by a Canadian lawyer with over 10 years of experience in wills and estate law.
We regularly maintain this contract. Last Modified: November 2008
Will Details
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This software has the flexibility to let you quickly create the Will you want.

Ensure that the details of all beneficiaries are filled correctly and completely.

When describing the specific gifts, try to be as detailed as possible. For instance, include serial or registration numbers in addition to labels, colors, etc.

If you want to fill in a particular item after you have printed the document, you can enter underscore characters (e.g. _______).
Your Information Assuming the will is for you.
Your Name :
Your City/Town:
Your Province:
Your Gender:
Do you have a spouse? Yes No
Your Spouse's Information
Name:
Gender:
Relationship to You:
Spouse to be executor of the Last Will?  A spouse is a good choice for executor as long as your spouse would be able to deal with the administration of your estate. See the Hint beside executor for more information Yes   No
Alternative Executor An alternative executor is the person that takes the place of your executor (in the case of the executor's death, inability or refusal to act as executor) to collect your assets, pay your debts, create any trusts in the will and distribute your gifts.
Name:
Address:
  e.g. "Halifax, Nova Scotia" or "Dallas, Texas" (street number not necessary)
Gender:
Children This document deals with each child equally. You will need to edit this document to provide for unequal shares among your children. It does not differ between biological and children that you are legally responsible for.
Number of your children:
List all children from any relationship, born to you or adopted by you. (Note: Stepchildren are not your natural heirs unless you have legally adopted them. They are not included if you leave property to "all my children". If you want to leave something to your stepchildren, you must name them as beneficiaries in your Will.)
Are any of your children minors? A minor is a child that is under the legal age. If you have minor children, you MUST appoint a guardian otherwise the Courts will determine who it feels would be the best guardian for those children.
Yes No
Age that a child or grandchild is to receive anything in will: This document provides a trust for minor children until they reach this age. You will need to edit it to provide for distributing the capital to the beneficiaries at more than one age. Common ages to provide the funds are 21 or 25. Your trustee will be able to provide funds to a child for maintenance before this age.
First Child
Name:
Address:
  e.g. "Halifax, Nova Scotia" or "Dallas, Texas" (street number not necessary)
Second Child
Name:
Address:
Third Child
Name:
Address:
Fourth Child
Name:
Address:
Fifth Child
Name:
Address:
Sixth Child
Name:
Address:
Seventh Child
Name:
Address:
Eighth Child
Name:
Address:
Specific Gifts This document gives you the ability to provide specific gifts (bequests) to people on your death.
Number of specific gifts of items:
Second Gift
Short Description of Gift:
Name of Beneficiary:
Beneficiary's Gender:
Address of Beneficiary:
Third Gift
Short Description of Gift:
Name of Beneficiary:
Beneficiary's Gender:
Address of Beneficiary:
Fourth Gift
Short Description of Gift:
Name of Beneficiary:
Beneficiary's Gender:
Address of Beneficiary:
Your Family
Split the amount for your family equally amongst your:
Your Spouse's Family
Percentage to spouse's family:
Split the amount for your spouse's family equally amongst your Spouse's:
Additional Clauses Click here for tips on drafting your additional clauses.
How Many Additional Clauses do you want to create?
First Additional Clause:

Second Additional Clause:

Third Additional Clause:

Fourth Additional Clause:

Date
Last Will to be signed: Today This Month Unsure
Additional Notes
You MUST have two witnesses present and watching you while you execute your Last Will and Testament. Each Witness must sign as a witness in your presence and in the presence of the other witness. 'In your presence' means actually watching them. You and the two witnesses should then initial the bottom right hand corner of each page of the will (except the page signed by all three of you). The witnesses do NOT have to be lawyers. Witnesses should NOT be individuals who will be receiving gifts in your will or the spouses of individuals receiving gifts in your will. 1. Execution of Your Last Will and Testament
You might want to consider having an affidavit of execution sworn by one of the witnesses in front of a notary public. An affidavit of execution provides evidence as to the proper execution of your Last Will and Testament. 2. Affidavit of Execution