April 10: Ontario passes emergency order to let people remotely witness wills amid the pandemic
- Publication
- Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON), 10 Apr 2020
Description
- Creator
- Powell, Betsy, Reporter
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- The Government of Ontario quietly passed legislation that allowed virtual witnessing of wills and powers of attorney. Witness requirements could be satisfied by audio and video technology.
The testator (will maker) and two witnesses (one of whom must be a lawyer or paralegal) connected on video. The two witnesses watch the will maker sign the document. That document was then sent to the first witness by courier (no digital signatures were allowed) who signed it on video before sending it on again by courier to the other witness. The other witness signs it on video (perhaps a Zoom call), watched by the other witnesses. - Publisher
- Metroland Media
- Place of Publication
- Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
- Date of Original
- 10 Apr 2020
- Date Of Event
- 10 Apr 2020
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Atin, Jordan
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
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