A right to a compulsory portion is unknown in Canada. However, this does not mean that every legal heir can be left without rights by a will. The spouse bypassed by the will can, for example, assert his or her matrimonial property rights against the estate of the spouse under divorce law.
Minor children can also enforce their maintenance claim against the estate in accordance with all regional inheritance laws. In this respect, the executor can be utilised. Beyond this, however, there are no further restrictions on the testator's power of disposal. In Canada, there is no mandatory and needs-independent inheritance law comparable to German inheritance law. If you have any further questions, your specialist inheritance lawyer in Düsseldorf and Krefeld, Dr Michael Gottschalk, is at your disposal.