{"id":1277575,"date":"2026-02-25T08:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/steps\/\/5-distribute-the-residue-and-close-accounts\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:28:34","slug":"5-distribution-du-reliquat-et-fermeture-des-comptes","status":"publish","type":"steps","link":"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/fr\/steps\/wills-and-powers-of-attorney\/5-distribution-du-reliquat-et-fermeture-des-comptes\/","title":{"rendered":"5. Distribution du reliquat et fermeture des comptes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Une fois que vous avez pay\u00e9 les dettes de la succession, distribu\u00e9 les legs sp\u00e9cifiques et p\u00e9cuniaires et r\u00e9gl\u00e9 la question de vos honoraires comme fiduciaire, vous pouvez distribuer le reliquat aux b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires.<\/p>\n<p>S\u2019il y a un testament, vous distribuez le reliquat selon ses dispositions. Par exemple, le testament peut mentionner la r\u00e9partition \u00e9gale entre tous les enfants.<\/p>\n<h4>R\u00e8gles succession sans testament (succession ab intestat)<\/h4>\n<p>Si le testament ne dit rien sur la distribution du reliquat ou s\u2019il n\u2019y a pas de testament, alors ce sont les r\u00e8gles de de succession ab intestat.<\/p>\n<p>Selon ces r\u00e8gles, les personnes suivantes ont droit \u00e0 la succession du d\u00e9funt n\u2019ayant pas laiss\u00e9 de testament&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>son \u00e9poux;<\/li>\n<li>ses enfants biologiques ou adopt\u00e9s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Si le d\u00e9funt \u00e9tait s\u00e9par\u00e9 de son \u00e9poux, <span><a href=\"\/fr\/questions\/wills-and-powers-of-attorney\/je-suis-marie-quarrivera-t-il-si-je-meurs-sans-laisser-de\/\">d\u2019autres r\u00e8gles s\u2019appliquent<\/a><\/span>. Si cette personne n\u2019\u00e9tait pas mari\u00e9e et n\u2019avait pas d\u2019enfant, ce sont les plus proches parents en vie qui h\u00e9ritent selon un ordre pr\u00e9cis.<\/p>\n<p>Selon ces r\u00e8gles, les personnes suivantes ne re\u00e7oivent rien&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>son conjoint de fait;<\/li>\n<li>l\u2019enfant du conjoint que le d\u00e9funt n\u2019a pas l\u00e9galement adopt\u00e9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pour en savoir plus sur les r\u00e8gles de succession sans testament&nbsp;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><a href=\"\/fr\/questions\/wills-and-powers-of-attorney\/je-suis-marie-quarrivera-t-il-si-je-meurs-sans-laisser-de\/\">Je suis mari\u00e9. Qu\u2019arrivera-t-il si je meurs sans laisser de testament?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"\/fr\/questions\/wills-and-powers-of-attorney\/je-ne-suis-pas-legalement-marie-quarrivera-t-il-si-je-meurs-sans\/\">Je ne suis pas l\u00e9galement mari\u00e9. Qu\u2019arrivera-t-il si je meurs sans laisser de testament?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fermeture des comptes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Une fois que vous aurez pay\u00e9 tous les imp\u00f4ts et toutes les dettes de la succession et distribu\u00e9 les biens, vous pourrez fermer les comptes, par exemple&nbsp;: les comptes ch\u00e8ques, d\u2019\u00e9pargne et de placement du d\u00e9funt qui sont rest\u00e9s ouverts;<\/li>\n<li>le compte bancaire de la succession que vous aviez ouvert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Si vous avez fini de distribuer la succession, tous ces comptes devraient \u00eatre vides.<\/p>\n<p>Il est recommand\u00e9 d\u2019aviser du d\u00e9c\u00e8s les deux agences d\u2019\u00e9valuation du cr\u00e9dit du Canada, <span><a href=\"\/fr\/resource\/equifax-contactez-nous\/\" target=\"_blank\">Equifax<\/a><\/span> et <span><a href=\"\/fr\/resource\/transunion-1-1-1-1-1-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">TransUnion<\/a><\/span>, (disponible en anglais seulement) pour pr\u00e9venir la fraude. 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