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Difference between revisions of "Death and Taxes (Legal Information for Indigenous People)"

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===Wills===
===Wills===


On Reserve: to be valid, a will under the Indian Act must:
On reserve: to be valid, a will under the Indian Act must:


# Be in writing (*audio/video wills/oral instructions are not accepted)
# Be in writing (*audio/video wills/oral instructions are not accepted)
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# Be dated
# Be dated


====The person writing the will must be====
The person writing the will must be
* A “Status Indian” under the Indian Act
* A “Status Indian” under the Indian Act
* considered “ordinarily resident on-reserve”
* considered “ordinarily resident on-reserve”