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===Wills=== | ===Wills=== | ||
On Reserve: to be valid, a will under the Indian Act must: | |||
1. Be in writing (*audio/video wills/oral instructions are not accepted) | |||
2. Be signed by the will-maker | |||
3. Give away something the will-maker owns | |||
4. Be intended to take effect upon death | |||
5. Have 2 adult witnesses (not beneficiaries or their spouses) | |||
6. Be dated | |||
==The person writing the will must be:== | |||
• A “Status Indian” under the Indian Act | |||
• considered “ordinarily resident on-reserve” | |||
• 16 and older | |||
• Free from pressure or influence | |||
===Estates=== | ===Estates=== | ||
