Dying Without a Will
Nidus encourages everyone to make a Will. However, there are some situations where an individual may be considered not mentally capable to make a Will. This fact sheet explains who has legal authority to settle an estate and gives examples of how an estate must be distributed if there is no Will.
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- produced by
- Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry
- produced in
- 2018
- last reviewed
- October 2023 i Last date reviewed by a qualified expert to ensure content up-to-date. See "Tips" in Clicklaw content criteria (bottom of pageside menu) for details.
- resource type
- basics
- tags
- administering an estate, funeral arrangements, intestate, intestate succession, entitled to inherit, grant of administration, burial, cremation, dementia, disability, distributing the estate, estates, spousal home
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