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HELP’S AT Hand, a weekly
feature by the North Shore Infor-

mation and Volunteer Centre, an-

swers questions. about and

i such topics as: govern-
ment policies and programs,
benefits, consumer and iegal
rights, taxation and public ser-
vices.

Answers published in this col-
umn are intended only as a general
guide and should not be applied to
specific individual cases . without
further consultation.

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Your will is the document that
directs how you want your proper-
ty distributed after your death.
Without « will your property will
be distributed according to law,
and in a way that you might not
wish.

Without a will, if no relatives
can be found, Her Majesty (in the
person of the government) will in-
herit your estate. ‘With no will, the
law directs that your estate will go
in part to your spouse and in part
to your children. You may have
assumed that it would all go to

_ your. spouse.

And, if your children are under

legal age, your spouse may have
great difficulty dealing with your
assets without court approval that
such dealings are in the best inter-
ests of your children.

If your spouse has predeceased
you and you die without a will, the
law will direct that all your
children will share equaily despite
the fact that one of them may have
looked after you in your old age or
may already have received consid-
erable financial assistance or may
simply be unworthy.

You should not rely on your
children doing the “‘right thing’
after your death to rectify these
kinds’ of circumstances. They
might have the best of intentions.

- But suppose that they or their fam-

ilies found themselves in poor
health or desperate financial cir-
cumstances. They might sirnply be
unable to afford to give away their
share 30 as to distribute your estate
as they krow you might have wish-

ed.

And let’s face it, we are all at
our worst whenever inoney is at
stake. it makes good sense to make
a will.

A legal information counsellor
can provide you with some basic

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information and point you in the
right direction towards making a
simpte will. A good printed form is
avaitable at a stationery store.

A notary public will make you a
will if all your property is left to
your beneficiaries -—— family,
friends, charitble institutions, etc.
at your death. .

And 2 lawyer. will assist you if
you wish to set up a trust for
someone, or if you do not wish
your children to inherit until they
are, say, Z5 or 30 years of age.

The lawyer will also advise you
on child support obligations and
the rights of common-law spouses
with respect to your estate.

We live in complex times and
sometimes in complex cir-
cumstances. Making a2 will is the
way to have the force of the law
behind your wishes.

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The North Shore Information
and Volunteer Centre, a United
Way. agency, is located at i069
Reosevelt Cres., North Vancouver,
B.C. V7P 1M3, telephone 985-
7138. This column is prepared with
financial assistance from the
Notary Foundation.

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