Will for Separated or Divorced in British Columbia
A will built to British Columbia’s Wills, Estates and Succession Act and reviewed by a licensed attorney — written with people who are separated or divorced in mind.
What people who are separated or divorced should know
- Separation or divorce is the moment to look again at who you have named — to inherit, to act as your executor, or to make decisions for you.
- Check whether a former partner is still named as a beneficiary, executor, guardian or attorney.
- Being separated and being divorced are not always treated the same way, so check where you stand while things are still in progress.
- Beneficiary designations on insurance, pensions and registered accounts pass outside a will — update them separately.
- In British Columbia, a will is governed by British Columbia’s Wills, Estates and Succession Act.
- What separation or divorce does to a will in British Columbia: Marriage does not revoke your BC will. If you and your spouse later cease to be spouses before your death, any gift, executor/trustee appointment, or power of appointment in favour of that spouse is revoked unless your will shows a contrary intention; the former spouse is treated as having died before you for that gift. Source: Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13, ss. 2(2), 55(2), 56.
Pricing
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The Standard will is free — a complete, legally valid will at no cost. The Advanced will and the optional add-ons are paid.
Basic Will
Essential estate planning for straightforward needs
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- Last Will & Testament
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Advanced Will
Full customization for complex estate needs
One-time payment
- Everything in Basic
- Substitute executors
- Pet care provisions
- Cash legacies & specific bequests
- Age-based trusts
- Burial & funeral instructions
- Priority support
Optional Add-ons
Complete Bundle
Everything in one discounted package — the Advanced Will plus Power of Attorney, spousal will, living will, family trust, e-notary, printed delivery, affidavit of execution and cross-border will
Power of Attorney
Power of Attorney documents
$29Spousal Will
Mirrored will for your spouse/partner
$39E-Notary
Electronic notarization of your will
$49Frequently asked questions
Why do people who are separated or divorced need to review their will?
Separation or divorce is the moment to look again at who you have named — to inherit, to act as your executor, or to make decisions for you.
What does separation or divorce do to a will in British Columbia?
Marriage does not revoke your BC will. If you and your spouse later cease to be spouses before your death, any gift, executor/trustee appointment, or power of appointment in favour of that spouse is revoked unless your will shows a contrary intention; the former spouse is treated as having died before you for that gift. Source: Wills, Estates and Succession Act, SBC 2009, c 13, ss. 2(2), 55(2), 56.
Do I need a lawyer?
British Columbia law lets you make your own will. Our will builder was reviewed by a licensed attorney. Complex estates, and separations still in progress, benefit from individual advice.
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