Download pptx - Canada Immigration Questions Answered by a Trusted Immigration Lawyer in Canada

FAQ Questions for

the Week

WILLS

FAQ

#1:

My father or mother

is in poor health and

needs to do a will.

Can I assist with

this?www.RussWeninger.com

A child can

sometimes help a

parent arrange to

have a will done.

However, the child

should rarely be

involved in the

drafting of the will. www.RussWeninger.

com

A child should not

be a witness to a

parent’s will, and

should probably

not be present

during the

signing of the

will.

www.RussWeninger.com

A lawyer being

instructed on a will

should receive final

instructions from

the parent without

the child being

present. This

minimizes any

concern that the

parent received

undue influence

from the child.


FAQ

#2:What makes a person

mentally competent or

mentally incompetent

as the case may be?www.RussWeninger.

com

This is a complex area of law. Typically a

testator (person writing a will) should have a

sense of who the important people are in his or her life, and should understand the basic nature of what he or she might give to those people.


To make matters

more complicated,

a person may be

competent but

under undue

influence. If you

have any concerns

in this regard, you

should have a chat

with a lawyer such

as me.


FAQ

#3:

Will you notarize or

witness a will that I have

prepared myself? If so,

what’s the costs for such

a service.www.RussWeninger.

com

For various

reasons,

including the

avoidance of

professional

liability, I will not

simply act as a

witness for a will.


If I’m going to accept you as a

client, I must have input into the

drafting of the will, and I typically

insist on drafting the

will myself.


Let Russ Weninger help you

with your inquires with

regards to writing your willsVisit our website today for more information!


