Will for Separated or Divorced in Ontario
A will built to Ontario’s Succession Law Reform 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 Ontario, a will is governed by Ontario’s Succession Law Reform Act.
- What separation or divorce does to a will in Ontario: Marriage no longer automatically revokes a will in Ontario for current law. Divorce or annulment revokes gifts, executor/trustee appointments, and powers of appointment for the former spouse unless the will shows a contrary intention. The same revocation rules can apply to separated spouses if the statutory separation conditions are met. Source: Succession Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.26, ss. 15(a) repealed, 16 repealed, 17(2)-(5).
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- Everything in Basic
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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 Ontario?
Marriage no longer automatically revokes a will in Ontario for current law. Divorce or annulment revokes gifts, executor/trustee appointments, and powers of appointment for the former spouse unless the will shows a contrary intention. The same revocation rules can apply to separated spouses if the statutory separation conditions are met. Source: Succession Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.26, ss. 15(a) repealed, 16 repealed, 17(2)-(5).
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