Name your estate trustee
Choose who will administer your estate, pay valid debts and taxes, and carry out the instructions in your Will, subject to Ontario law.
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Create a clear, lawyer-prepared plan for your family, property and wishes. Mand Daley Law helps Ontario individuals and couples make informed choices and complete the right documents with confidence.
A plan with a purpose
A Will takes effect at death. It can organize important decisions, but the right wording depends on your assets, relationships, obligations and goals.
Choose who will administer your estate, pay valid debts and taxes, and carry out the instructions in your Will, subject to Ontario law.
Record how property governed by your Will is to be distributed and what should happen if a named beneficiary dies before you.
Discuss who should manage the money, how it may be used and when the child should receive it. A trust may be appropriate, but is not required in every family’s circumstances. Additional trust planning or drafting is outside the $1,500 package; the lawyer discusses the options and any additional fees before proceeding.
If both parents die, who would you want to care for your minor children? The lawyer helps you consider suitable people and record your wishes. A Will does not guarantee a permanent appointment: Ontario’s statutory rules and any court decision based on the child’s best interests still apply.
Provide specific gifts for people or charities while coordinating them with the balance of the estate and likely expenses.
Build in alternate estate trustees and beneficiaries so the plan is less likely to fail when circumstances change.
If there is no Will
If a person dies without a valid Will, Ontario's intestacy rules determine who may inherit and who may apply to administer the estate. The result may not match the person's relationships or intentions.
A Will does not control every asset. Joint ownership, beneficiary designations, corporate interests, property outside Ontario and other legal arrangements may require separate analysis.
Family Protection Plan
Six legal planning documents for suitable straightforward Ontario couples, with lawyer-led consultation, individual planning, document review and coordinated signing. Jaspreet Daley is responsible for your legal advice.
We don’t leave you to figure out the signing yourself. Mand Daley Law provides two witnesses for your scheduled signing appointment. Signing support includes two Affidavits of Execution.
Mobile signing outside Mississauga may be available by arrangement; any applicable fee is confirmed in advance. Commissioner/notary services are available where required or useful for the matter. Notarization is not required to make an Ontario Will valid.
Additional trust planning and other complex work are separately scoped and quoted by Jaspreet Daley before proceeding.
When more planning may be needed
The $1,500 + HST Family Protection Plan is for suitable straightforward couples. Additional or advanced trust planning, dual or multiple Wills, corporate or business interests, business succession, complex family structures, significant foreign assets and cross-border or tax-planning needs are outside the base package. Jaspreet Daley assesses the circumstances and separately scopes and quotes any additional legal work before you decide.
The Mand Daley Law Method
We don’t leave you to figure out the signing yourself. Our lawyer-led process brings the planning, documents and execution together.
We learn about your family, assets, existing arrangements and estate-planning concerns.
The lawyer discusses your key decisions, relevant options and the appropriate planning approach.
We prepare the agreed Wills and Powers of Attorney and review them with you by phone or virtual meeting.
Mand Daley Law coordinates your signing appointment, provides two witnesses and helps ensure proper execution. Mobile signing is available in Mississauga.
We explain practical next steps: storing documents, sharing important information with appropriate family members and recognizing when to seek a future legal review. Future legal work and updates are separately scoped.
Common questions
These answers are general. Advice for your family depends on the facts, documents and law that apply to you.
Ontario does not require a lawyer to prepare every Will, but a Will must satisfy legal requirements to be valid. A lawyer can consider capacity and signing concerns, explain the consequences of the wording, and coordinate the Will with the rest of your estate plan.
No. Whether a Certificate of Appointment is required depends on the assets, how they are owned, the institutions involved and other circumstances. A Will is important, but it does not automatically eliminate the court process commonly called probate.
Not necessarily. Some jointly owned assets, insurance proceeds and registered plans with valid beneficiary designations may pass outside the estate. Ownership and designation documents should be reviewed as part of the broader plan.
A Will takes effect at death. A Power of Attorney appoints someone to make certain decisions during your lifetime and ends at death. Many complete plans include both. Learn about Powers of Attorney.
Review it after major changes involving relationships, children, health, assets, business interests, residence, named estate trustees or beneficiaries. A periodic legal review can confirm whether the existing wording still fits.
Consultations and document reviews can generally be arranged by phone or Zoom. Signing must follow the Ontario requirements that apply, and the firm will explain the available arrangements for your matter.
Free family resource
Record important document locations, trusted contacts, provider information and unfinished planning questions in our six-page fillable PDF. No email sign-up is required.
Download the Family Emergency Organizer (PDF)
Keep your completed copy private. Do not include passwords, PINs, recovery codes or complete account numbers. The Organizer does not replace a Will, Power of Attorney or legal advice.
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Free 15-minute phone consultation
Tell us what you need. We will explain the process, confirm the appropriate service and help you understand the next step.
Initial consultations by phone or virtual appointment, Monday–Friday, 9–5. Signings arranged privately.
Mand Daley Law is a Mississauga law firm focused on Wills and estate planning, Powers of Attorney, probate and estate administration, and residential real estate. We combine careful legal work with clear communication and flexible phone, Zoom and appointment options.
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