U.S. will
Posted date : May 12, 2021.
I want to do a will for my property in the U.S. to leave it to my kids in Canada. Do I need a lawyer? Do I need to register it in the U.S.? Do I need to register it in Canada? Need help − I have no idea where to start.
Karon
Delta, BC
Ed.: Firstly, if the title to your property is in your name and someone else’s as joint tenants, the property will go to the survivor of them, without a will. Thus, you could add one or more of your children to the title and pass it that way. You would need a lawyer. To do a will, there is no requirement to have a lawyer, nor is there any requirement for the will to be registered in either Canada or the U.S. The benefit of having help from a lawyer is actually accomplishing what you are trying to do. Otherwise, who knows!
