Holograph Will Example: Single Parent with One Adult Child (Ontario)

Last Will and Testament Holograph Will of Margaret Anne Sullivan Article 1. Declaration I, Margaret Anne Sullivan, born on 4 March 1961, residing at 142 Glenforest Road, Toronto, Ontario M4N 2A7, being of sound mind, declare this to be my last will and testament. I make this will entirely in my own handwriting and sign it myself, as a holograph will under section 6 of the Succession Law Reform Act (Ontario), which requires no witnesses. Article 2. Revocation I revoke all wills and codicils that I have made before this one. Article 3. Family I am divorced and not remarried. I have one child, my daughter Claire Elizabeth Sullivan, born in 1990, residing in Ottawa, Ontario. Article 4. Appointment of Estate Trustee I appoint my brother, David James Sullivan, of Hamilton, Ontario, as the estate trustee (executor) of this will. If he is unable or unwilling to act, I appoint my daughter Claire Elizabeth Sullivan in his place. Article 5. Specific Gifts I give my late mother's diamond ring and my collection of Group of Seven prints to my goddaughter, Hannah Marie Doyle, of Kingston, Ontario. I give the sum of ten thousand dollars (CAD 10,000) to my sister, Patricia Sullivan, of London, Ontario. Article 6. Residue I give all the rest and residue of my estate, including my home at 142 Glenforest Road in Toronto and all my bank and investment accounts, to my daughter Claire Elizabeth Sullivan absolutely. Article 7. Substitute Beneficiary If my daughter Claire does not survive me by thirty days, I give the residue of my estate to her children then living in equal shares, and if she has no children, to my brother David James Sullivan. Article 8. Provision for Dependants Canada has no forced heirship, so I am free to leave my estate as set out above. I confirm that I have considered my obligations and that my daughter and any other person who depends on me are reasonably provided for. I am aware that a court may order support out of my estate for a spouse or dependant under Part V of the Succession Law Reform Act if adequate provision is not made. Article 9. Funeral Wishes I wish to be cremated and my ashes scattered at the Toronto Islands. These wishes are a request and are not binding on my estate trustee. This will is entirely written, dated and signed by my own hand at Toronto, Ontario, on [date]. [Handwritten signature: Margaret Anne Sullivan] Note: A holograph will is valid in Ontario when it is wholly in the testator's own handwriting and signed by the testator (Succession Law Reform Act, s. 6). It must not be typed or printed. It is recommended to tell your estate trustee where the original is kept.