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Inheritance law in Ontario is governed by the Succession Law Reform Act (SLRA). The SLRA sets out the rules for how property is distributed when someone dies without a will (intestate) and how to probate a will. The Act provides for certain family members to be entitled to a portion of the deceased's estate, including spouse, children and parents.
Canadian property law, or property law in Canada, is the body of law concerning the rights of individuals over land, objects, and expression within Canada. It encompasses personal property, real property, and intellectual property. The laws vary between local municipal levels, up to provincial and then a countrywide federal level of government.
Equitable title separates from legal title upon the death of the legal title holder (owner). For example: When a person having legal title to property dies, heirs at law or beneficiaries per the last will, automatically receive an equitable interest in the property.
A land owner of an estate cannot give a "greater interest" in the estate than he or she owns. That is, a life estate owner cannot give complete and indefinite ownership to another person because the life tenant's ownership in the property ends when the person who is the measuring life dies. For instance, if Ashley conveyed to Bob for the life ...
Oklahoma's squatter's rights, or adverse possession law, states a squatter can claim the property if they have resided on the property for at least 15 years and paid property taxes for five years.
Real property law of Canada (2 C, 6 P) W. Wills and trusts in Canada (1 C, 7 P) ... Land ownership in Canada; N. National Building Code of Canada; National Housing ...
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