THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me,
<Your NAME>,
of the city of <NAME of City>, Ontario, in the County of <COUNTY>, Province of Ontario.
1. I HEREBY REVOKE all Wills and Testamentary dispositions of every nature or kind whatsoever by
me heretofore made.
2. I NOMINATE, CONSTITUTE and APPOINT my wife,
<NAME of Wife>,
sole Executrix and Trustee of this my Will
• In the event that my wife should predecease me or die within a period of thirty days following my
death, then I NOMINATE AND APPOINT my eldest son, <NAME of Son> of <City>, Texas to be
my Executor and Trustee of this my Will
• In the event that both my wife and my eldest son <NAME of Son> should predecease me or die within
a period of thirty days following my death, then I NOMINATE AND APPOINT my brother-in-law,
<NAME of Brother-in-law> of <City>, Ontario to be my Executor and Trustee of this my Will.
I hereinafter refer to my Executor/Executrix and Trustee as simply my Trustee.
3. I GIVE, DEVISE AND BEQUEATH all my property of every nature and kind and wheresoever
situated, including any property over which I may have a general power of appointment, to my said
Trustee upon the following trusts, namely:
(a) To use his/her discretion in the realization of my estate with the power to my Trustee to sell, call in and
convert into money any part of my estate not consisting of money at such time or times, in such
manner and upon such terms as my said Trustee may in his/her uncontrolled discretion decide upon, or
to postpone such conversion of my estate or any part or parts thereof for such length of time as he/she
may think best and I hereby declare that my Trustee may retain any portion of my estate in the form in
which it may be at my death for such length of time as said Trustee may in his/her uncontrolled
discretion deem advisable and my said Trustee shall not be held responsible for any loss that may
happen to my estate by reason of so doing.
(b) To pay my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, all inheritance and succession duties or taxes
whether imposed by or pursuant to the law of this or any other jurisdiction whatsoever that may be
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payable in connection with any property passing (or deemed so to pass by any governing law) on my
death.
(c) To transfer the rest and residue of my estate to my wife, <NAME of Wife>, for her own use
absolutely.
(d) In the event that my wife should predecease me or die within thirty days following my death, to
distribute the residue of my estate to my children (namely: <NAMEs of Children>) in equal shares
per stirpes. Further, if any of my children shall die before receiving his or her share, such share of the
amount remaining shall be held by my Trustee in trust for the children of my child in equal shares, or if
such child of mine should leave no surviving children, to distribute to my remaining children in equal
shares per stirpes.
(e) In the event that my wife should predecease me or die within a period of thirty days following my
death and in the further event that I die without any children or grandchildren surviving me, then I
direct my Trustee to transfer the rest and residue of my estate to <NAME of Brother-in-law> of
<City>, Ontario for his use absolutely.
4. I HEREBY EMPOWER my Trustee to execute all deeds or other documents required to be completed
in the administration of my estate.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have to this last Will and Testament, written upon this and two
preceeding pages of paper, subscribed my name this day of , 1994.
SIGNED, PUBLISHED AND DECLARED by the )
above-named Testator, <Your NAME>, as and for )
his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, )
both present at the same time, who at his request, in )
his presence and in the presence of each other have )
hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. )
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