Publications
Beneficiary Designation by Substitute Decision Makers, Final Report 104
The Alberta Law Reform Institute has released recommendations to ensure testamentary wishes are respected upon death. It has become common to use beneficiary designations as a simple way to pass on assets. Beneficiary designations are made with: Pension plans Insurance policies Retirement savings plans Retirement income funds Locked in retirement accounts Tax free savings accounts However, more of the population is aging and losing the capacity to decide who will receive the proceeds of these […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | rsp, rif, lira, tfsa, inherit, guardian, retirement, designation, attorney, beneficiary, asset, insurance, pension, substitute, trustee |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR104.pdf |
July 1, 2014
Exemption of Future Income Plans on Death, Final Report 92
This report deals with creditor protection upon death of the plan holder. The principle issue in this report is whether registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs), registered retirement income funds (RRIFs) and deferred profit sharing plans (DPSPs) should be wholly or partially exempt from the remedies of the creditors of the deceased plan holder. Recommendations apply to all RRSPs, RRIFs and DPSPs and recommendations differ somewhat from the creditor protection that now exists for insurance RRSPs, […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | deferred, income, fund, rrsp, rrif, dpsp, lif, lrif, savings, exemption, partner, lira, retirement, creditor, pension, profit, protection, registered |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr092.pdf |
May 30, 2004
Exemption of Future Income Plans, Final Report 91
This report considers whether registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs), deferred profit sharing plans (DPSPs), and registered retirement income funds (RRIFs) should be wholly or partly exempt from creditors’ remedies during the lifetime of the plan holder. This report also considers the exempt status of locked-in retirement accounts (LIRAs), life income funds (LIFs) and locked-in retirement income funds (LRIFs). Draft legislation is included. This report states that insurance and non-insurance RRSPs, DPSPs and RRIFs as defined […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | deferred, income, fund, rrsp, rrif, dpsp, lif, lrif, savings, exemption, partner, lira, retirement, creditor, pension, profit, protection |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr091.pdf |
May 29, 2004