Hometime

Hometime · Alberta legislation

CPA Condominium Property Act

CPA · Wills and Succession Act

Part 5 — Family Maintenance and Support

106 No early distribution without consent or Court order

Current to 2025-06-11 · Official PDF

(1) The personal representative of an estate shall not distribute
any portion of the estate to any beneficiary until the expiration of 6
months from the grant of probate of the will or of administration

without the consent of all the family members unless authorized to
do so by an order of the Court.
(2) A personal representative that distributes any portion of an
estate in contravention of subsection (1) is personally liable to pay
an amount equal to any maintenance and support that is payable
under an order under this Division and that ought to be paid out of
the portion of the estate distributed.
(3) Nothing in this section prevents a personal representative from
making reasonable advances for the maintenance of any family
members who are beneficiaries.