Ontario legislation allows you to leave your estate to whomever you wish in your Will. But, you have a positive obligation to make adequate provision for your dependants. Under the Succession Law Reform Act (SLRA), a dependant may bring a Court Application alleging that they were not properly provided for under the deceased’s Will.
Dependant Support Claim
The purpose of a dependant support claim is to provide support and maintenance to a deceased person’s dependants if the deceased was under a duty to provide support for them and failed to make adequate provision for them on death. A secondary purpose is to relieve the state from the obligation of providing support for such persons.
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