A conviction is a type of criminal sentence that includes a permanent criminal record.
If a judge or jury finds you guilty of a crime, the judge decides your sentence. The judge can either convict you or discharge you.
But if you're a young person under age 18, the judge is not allowed to convict you. They can only give you a youth...
Alternative measures are different ways to resolve minor criminal charges. Both you and the Crown must agree to alternative measures. This can include:
Tenants-in-common is a way for people to own property together. When one of the tenants-in-common dies, their share goes into their estate.
A testator is the person who makes a will.
A couple is separated when at least one partner decides to end their marriage or common-law relationship and starts to behave in a way that shows they want to end the relationship.
In estates law, separated married partners are treated differently than separated common-law partners.
There are rules that say when a married partner who's...
Residue is what's left of your estate after taxes, debts, specific bequests, and legacies are paid.
A specific bequest is a gift of a certain piece of property, for example, a piece of jewellery or a car, or a specific bank account, to a person or organization in a will.
To be married or to have a marriage means that 2 people had a marriage ceremony with someone that has the legal power to marry them.
A marriage ends only by divorce, annulment, or the death of one of the partners.
Being separated is not the same as being divorced.
A legacy is a gift of a specific sum of money to a person or organization in a will.
A divorce is a court order that legally ends a marriage.