Your Divorce Isn’t Done Until Your Estate Is Safe.
Don’t let your ex-spouse become your accidental heir. Download the ultimate checklist to update your beneficiaries, Will, and Powers of Attorney.
10-Point Ex-Removal Audit – Find every hidden place your ex’s name still lives
Guardianship Clause Template – Protect your children’s inheritance
New Partner Warning Guide – What happens if you remarry
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The “Revocation” Myth
What most people get dangerously wrong about separation
Did you know that in Ontario, separation does not automatically revoke your Will?
If something happens to you tomorrow, your ex could still:
Inherit Your Entire Estate
Your house, savings, investments, and personal belongings could all go to your ex-spouse if your Will hasn’t been updated.
Make Medical Decisions for You
If you’re incapacitated, your ex could still be your Power of Attorney for Personal Care, making life-or-death decisions on your behalf.
Control Your Children’s Trust Fund
Even if your assets are meant for your children, your ex could be named as the trustee, giving them control over how and when the money is distributed.
The divorce decree dissolves the marriage—but only a new Will dissolves the financial link.
What’s Inside the Checklist
Three critical steps to ensure your ex-spouse has zero claim to your future
The “Ex-Removal” Audit
A comprehensive list of 10 hidden places your ex’s name still lives—and how to remove them immediately.
The Guardianship Clause
How to ensure your assets go to your children—not your ex—managed by a trustee you trust.
Includes:
- Sample trustee appointment language
- Age-based distribution schedules (e.g., 25%, 50%, 100% at ages 21, 25, 30)
- How to prevent your ex from accessing funds “for the children”
The “New Partner” Warning
Planning to remarry? Learn why you should update your Will before you remarry: since January 1, 2022, marriage no longer revokes a Will in Ontario (Succession Law Reform Act, s. 15)—and what to do about it.
Critical Timing Issue:
If you remarry without updating your Will, your old Will still applies, because marriage no longer revokes a Will in Ontario (Succession Law Reform Act, s. 15). That can leave your new spouse or your children out in ways you did not intend, and your spouse may also have claims against your estate (Family Law Act, s. 5(2)). The checklist includes a pre-marriage Will template to prevent this.
Bonus: The “Digital Estate” Checklist
Don’t forget your online life. Learn how to handle social media accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, cloud storage, and digital photo libraries in your estate plan.
“The divorce decree dissolves the marriage, but only a new Will dissolves the financial link. This checklist is your final step to freedom.”
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